Radioactive apples and oranges

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Tony — 2/10/2004 7:28:10 PM (archived)

"because the reactor is expected to produce over 30,000 tonnes of radioactive material during the decommissioning stage, which is three times as much nuclear waste than is produced worldwide each year by more than 230 commercial fission reactors; "

How many tonnes of radioactive waste does a commercial fission reactor produce when it is decommissioned?
I would hazard a guess that it would exceed it's yearly waste ouput.......

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Fusion Power Update - phil - 2/10/2004 1:30:48 PM
- MIght be. - Bowser - 2/10/2004 6:48:33 PM
- It does not matter WHERE it is built, it will generate absolutely no net power output. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 2:30:40 PM
- re: There are alot of misrepresentations in that article - Success_Machine - 2/10/2004 2:03:59 PM
  - Radioactive apples and oranges - Tony - 2/10/2004 7:28:10 PM
  - Worldwide Ignorance On Radiation Issues - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 3:54:09 PM
    - re: Worldwide Ignorance On Radiation Issues - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 4:26:28 PM
    - re: Quote from ITER website - Success_Machine - 2/10/2004 4:24:21 PM
      - Apples and Oranges - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 11:31:28 PM
        
        re: And maybe you can do a little research yourself - Success_Machine - 2/11/2004 4:58:10 AM
        
        re: The result is the same. - Success_Machine - 2/11/2004 4:54:29 AM

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