Topic: Nuclear-Waste Pileup

[sam]

Deep in an abandoned German salt mine, barrels of nuclear waste lie in a jumbled heap—untouched since the 1970s, when this picture was taken.

Since the 1960s the Asse II chambers in Lower Saxony (map) has been a storage site for more than a hundred thousand barrels of low- to medium-level nuclear waste. Low-level waste isn't considered dangerous to handle, but medium-level waste may need shielding before disposal—such as encasing reactor components in concrete—according to the World Nuclear Association, which promotes nuclear energy.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/photogalleries/100708-radioactive-nuclear-waste-science-salt-mine-dump-pictures-asse-ii-germany/?now=2010-07-08-00:01#salt-mine-nuclear-waste-asse-germany-waste-barrels_23159_600x450.jpg

[Simon]

Well, they say too much salt is bad for you. 

[sam]

especially the radioactive kind.

[Clive]

I love the green radiation. 

[sam]

i know - they don't point out that its a low light camera... 

[Clive]

Naturally!