Goodness me @apsu! What a wonderful format for a post, or, indeed, a small series of it! I might “borrow” your idea one of these days 😇
I’ve learnt a lot from this article. But, the two questions that interested me the most were @doitvoluntary’s and @abh.1234.stem's ones.
I once witnessed a conversation about nuclear power programs in Chile (do they have power plants by now?), they have energy issues over there. I never thought this could be something even reasonable to consider! I feel less ignorant now 😊 But, I was even more interested in your brief discussion about a promising nuclear-fuel recycling technology, and the already existing safe way of storing nuclear waste in Finland. I see at light at the end of the tunnel.There is still hope for the future of our environment.
Now, I am going to google: betonite! What is that?
This is a very creative and informative post!
Thank you
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the read!
This was possible only because the great questions users had sent me. I was afraid I would get only one or two questions, but I got so many good questions I had to make this post quickly before any more questions would appear.
I'm glad to hear of your experiences and thoughts about the topic. There will be challenges with nuclear-fuel recycling and storage, but we're seeing development on the field. Hopefully people will be ready to accept the tools we have.
And hope you found the answer on google. It's not betonite, but bentonite. For a brief explanation, you can read a bit on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite
Thank you for the comment!
Bentonite
Bentonite () is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. It was named by Wilbur C. Knight in 1898 after the Cretaceous Benton Shale near Rock River, Wyoming.The different types of bentonite are each named after the respective dominant element, such as potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), and aluminium (Al). Experts debate a number of nomenclatorial problems with the classification of bentonite clays. Bentonite usually forms from weathering of volcanic ash, most often in the presence of water.