RE: Yucca Poll Sientific American

["Huston, Thomas E" <HustonThomasE@UAMS.EDU>]

<The main arguments against reprocessing spent fuel are that it is 

expensive and that it creates a proliferation risk by separating plutonium 

from the spent fuel....>



Also, reprocessing does not get rid of the high level waste problem and in

fact makes it a bit more complex.  Fission/activation products still end up

as high level waste (liquids) that has to then be vitrified or otherwise

stabilized and disposed of somewhere.  





Tom Huston, PhD, CHP

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