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submitted 1 week ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Vitrification is being used to move the radioactive material into a "safe" form. Then it is stored in trenches or deep underground.

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was a great read!

They are mixing the radioactive waste with sand and turning it into glass to make it inert. That is just incredible.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

New batch of green glowing glass drops? Ooo yeah, need that Uranium glass