RE: global warming
I haven't read anything reliable on that, though I heard similar rumours. Dumping something down a Benioff zone makes some sense- but I would be loathe to dump long term radioisotopes until I had reliable data on the cycle time of meteoric water in ocean floor sediments near the subduction zones.
My preference would be to drop it in the Sun where it would be totally harmless. But that takes reliable, terrorist proof launch vehicles. There's also the Jerry Pournelle / Larry Niven suggestion:- put it all in a big fenced area in a desert. Put signs on the gates in every language saying, "If you go in here, you will die." Then leave the gate open.
It's often hard to know when Pournelle is kidding.[sm=confused-smiley-012.gif]
RE: global warming
Love it, Sam!
Nuclear waste dumped at Benioff zones will eventually contaminate the planet, I am sure of it. Natural earth movements will ensure that the most robust of packaging will eventually split open and spread all over the place, both inside and outside of the planet. We'll all be 'glowing in the dark.'
Shooting the waste into the Sun is a good idea if we could somehow ensure that it reaches the Sun. It'd be rendered harmless there, and what's more, would be naturally recycled....oh Patsy, how your brain works! Heh!
I think that if natural energy sources, plus nuclear fuels were to be used instead of fossil fuels, people would use them if they were cheaper to produce and safe to dispose of.
Love,
Patsy.
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