THE VIDEO SHELF · nuclear waste storage
We Solved Nuclear Waste Decades Ago
Kyle Hill explains what nuclear waste actually is and how it is stored, arguing that the problem was effectively solved decades ago. It covers solid shielded waste and deep geological storage.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited in nuclear power debates to argue that waste storage is a political rather than technical problem.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kyle Hill
- Topic
- nuclear waste storage
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Nuclear waste isn't a problem if you drill a hole that's deep enough, encase the waste in a "dry cask", and drop it in the hole. Kyle Hill did a great video on this... "We solved nuclear waste decades ago" => [VIDEO]
devoutsalsa on Hacker News · 2022-06
In Why are nuclear power construction costs so high?Nuclear waste, as far as I have been learning, is pretty "safe". Yeah, you need a place to deal with it, but it's mostly highly shielded solids. A video I watched recently explaining a lot: [VIDEO]
slenk on Hacker News · 2022-07
In Russian gas flows to Europe
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