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  • eqvinox 1 hour ago
    The headline sounds weirdly positive... but it's "stable" as in "long-lived". Very much not a good thing.
    • Mutjake 39 minutes ago
      For radionuclides more long-livd means less radioactive per unit of time, though. Of course uranium compounds can be toxic in the chemical sense as well, but I’m unsure if uranium compounds make it to the top threats in that list compared to e.g. arsenic and lead.

      Of course radioactivity needs to be respected, and the exclusion zone is there for a reason due to factors such as hot spots.

  • readthenotes1 20 minutes ago
    40 years and counting, vs 1 year for Hiroshima