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=Risk of Leaking Canisters=
This page is for ongoing discussions. Final summaries of the debates have been copied to the [[Nuclear waste management/Debate Guide|Debate Guide]] tab. [[User:David MacQuigg|David MacQuigg]] ([[User talk:David MacQuigg|talk]]) 21:29, 18 January 2023 (CST)
'''From the San Onofre Safety Website:'''
https://sanonofresafety.org/holtec-hi-storm-umax-nuclear-waste-dry-storage-system/<br>
“Holtec HI-STORM UMAX canister storage systems and all other thin-wall nuclear waste canister storage systems are vulnerable to short-term cracking, radioactive leaks and potential explosions and criticalities.“<br>
“Holtec Umax lids at San Onofre - Radioactivity at air vent (e.g., carbon-14) was 324 CPMs”<br>
“A canister breach in Texas or New Mexico can impact the water supply for eight states (the Ogallala aquifer), the breadbasket of the U.S.”<br>
Holtec canisters:<br>
Cannot be inspected inside or out<br>
Cannot be repaired<br>
Cannot be monitored or maintained to PREVENT radioactive leaks<br>
No plan for failing canisters<br>


'''From Holtec website:'''  https://holtecinternational.com/products-and-services/hi-store-cis/overview/<br>
==Nuclear Waste Lasts Forever==
“The life expectancy of the stainless-steel canister, which is the primary containment of the spent nuclear fuel, varies based on the environment. Conservative estimates put the life expectancy of the canister at hundreds of years. As part of the aging management program, there are regular inspections of canisters that will check the entire surface of a single canister, or part of the surface of multiple canisters. If these inspections would ever indicate an imperfection or crack, canisters would be re-packaged before a crack could propagate and a leak occur. There is sufficient time to re-package the canister since it would take many years for a crack to develop into a leak.”<br>
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“There are no liquid effluents or radioactive gas produced by the HI-STORE CIS facility. Therefore, there is no risk to the local groundwater or the quality of air at the site.”<br>
“The HI-STORE CIS facility occupies less than the top 30 feet of the earth’s crust. Industrial activities such as mining of potash or extraction of hydrocarbons from the land, which occurs >1000 feet below-the-surface, will be entirely unaffected by the HI-STORE installation.“<br>


=What about non-fuel waste=
==Nuclear Waste is Unmanageable==
'''A question''' in the FaceBook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2081763568746983/posts/3111046639151999 Renewable vs Nuclear]<br>
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"all the stuff on the primary loop. Pipes, pumps, wiring, blah blah. Obviously there is going to be mechanical and chemical wear on parts and they will need to be replaced like any power plant relying on heat -> steam -> turbine -> generator process. Parts will be be additionally exposed to neutrons and presumably undergo nuclear reactions and I assume some of those reactions will compromise their mechanical properties... eventually. How big of a deal is this? Is it slow, fast? What is the balance of fuel waste to non-fuel waste? Where do these parts go?"<br>


'''Answer from a US Navy submariner''' "There are small concentrations of activated structural elements like cobalt. These typically have half-lives of years, not multiple decades. If they are recycled, then the workers doing the recycling will need to take (sometimes expensive) precautions to minimize their radiation exposure. I doubt that any such exposures would be harmful, although some might be. The precautions are quite likely far in excess of what is needed to prevent actual health effects."
==Risk of Leaking Canisters==
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==Non-fuel waste==
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== What is "SNF"? ==
The article mentions "SNF volume". What does SNF mean? [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 05:48, 5 July 2023 (CDT)
:Added def to first occurrence of the acronym: Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF): 95% U, 1% Pu, 4% fission products [[User:David MacQuigg|David MacQuigg]] ([[User talk:David MacQuigg|talk]]) 07:29, 5 July 2023 (CDT)

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This page is for ongoing discussions. Final summaries of the debates have been copied to the Debate Guide tab. David MacQuigg (talk) 21:29, 18 January 2023 (CST)

Nuclear Waste Lasts Forever

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Nuclear Waste is Unmanageable

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Risk of Leaking Canisters

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Non-fuel waste

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What is "SNF"?

The article mentions "SNF volume". What does SNF mean? Pat Palmer (talk) 05:48, 5 July 2023 (CDT)

Added def to first occurrence of the acronym: Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF): 95% U, 1% Pu, 4% fission products David MacQuigg (talk) 07:29, 5 July 2023 (CDT)
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