Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.

Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.

  • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 day ago

    You have to read further, there are several “96%” in the article. Search for:

    Composés d’un assemblage d’uranium parfois associé à du plutonium, ces combustibles peuvent être traités à 96%

    Which means: they can be recycled at 96%, talking about 96% of the radioactive waste, so around 92%.

    What is it about having to be insulting? People are sometimes wrong but that doesn’t give you the right to act like an asshole. Chill out man.

    • Dogyote@slrpnk.netEnglish
      41·
      1 day ago

      I’m acting like an asshole because you’re spreading missinfo and you keep doing it.

      Radioactive Waste Management in France

      Radioactive waste management varies depending on its nature.

      High-Level Waste (HLW): 0.2% of the volume of radioactive waste but 96% of the radioactivity

      The fuel used by nuclear power plants produces the majority of HLW. Composed of an assembly of uranium, sometimes combined with plutonium, this fuel can be 96% reprocessed: the recyclable materials (uranium and plutonium) are recovered to produce MOX (Mixed Oxide Fuel). Nearly 80% of the reprocessed spent fuel is not currently reused but could be by Generation IV reactors. The unusable materials (fission products and minor actinides) that constitute HLW are calcined. The resulting black powder is conditioned in molten glass paste, which is then poured into a stainless steel drum.

      Here’s the entire section you’re citing. They’re reprocessing 96% of 0.2%. Now, in that same paragraph, nearly 80% of that reprocessed spent fuel is not used. It’s right there. I’m telling you again, with the information you’re providing.

      • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Okay so I remember the numbers from a duvunent about the Hague storage and recycling facility in france and dug up a closer paper:

        Here is another link and for your tired ass I copied interesting parts but please check it out yourself;

        Out of all the material components of the fuel assembly, 94-96% of the mass can be recycled using La Hague’s current process.

        The PUREX process (Plutonium Uranium Refining by Extraction, shown in Fig. 2) is utilized by both of the UP2 and UP3 plants at the La Hague facility. This process recovers 99.5% of the uranium and plutonium in the spent fuel rod assembly.

        This can be used in nuclear weapons, so way beyond what’s needed for a nuclear power station.

        I’m all for fighting misinformation but you can’t just scream and insult, that doesn’t work even if you’re right.

        • Dogyote@slrpnk.netEnglish
          1·
          22 hours ago

          I’m all for fighting misinformation but you can’t just scream and insult, that doesn’t work even if you’re right.

          I dunno, you finally got a reasonable source.