23 sats \ 1 reply \ @faithandcredit 16 Sep 2023 \ parent \ on: Fossil Fuels are Fiat Energy. Reorg of the mining space coming ⚒️ bitcoin
Tl;Dr spent nuclear fuel "recycles" itself within 5 years due to radioactive decay. But due to an abundance of caution it is stored for much longer.
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Spentnuclear fuel can also be reprocessed because it contains valuable isotopes and what not. But that is a different story
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