Into Eternity (Film) - Great Scene

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Uploaded by on Apr 9, 2011

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Official website: http://www.intoeternitythemovie.com/
IMDB listing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194612/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoyKe-HxmFk

This is a great scene from the documentary "Into Eternity" that introduces the problems with disposal of nuclear waste. The song is Radioactivity by Kraftwerk.

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  • what isotopes have decay chains where they'd be significantly dangerious for 100,000 years?

  • @IsaacKarjala Not sure. We need more nuclear physicists on YouTube.

  • Burying the waste isn't good enough? It has to be kept underwater?

  • @MultiWingnut No. If the nuclear waste is handled on the surface, it needs to be kept under water to absorb the radiation. Because it's hazardous for so long, that's not really a viable option. Hence the plan to bury it very deep so it needs no maintenance. The rest of the documentary is about how the construction of this underground facility and how you would warn any future races not to go near the dangerous waste. Very recommended.

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  • this movie is really beautiful to watch. great director and camera!

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  • @IsaacKarjala Uranium 233 will last you a good 160,000 years or so. I think.

  • Amazing song.

  • Great film! Really makes you think what we're gonna do with this shit

  • @IsaacKarjala, Well, in the nuclear energy production alone, spent radioactive fuel and fission products contain: Technetium 99 (half-life of 220,000 years), Iodine 129 (half life of 17 million years), Neptunium 237 (half life of 2 million years). You have Plutonium 239 with a half life of 24100 years. Not 100000 years but still a hell of a long time.

  • @MultiWingnut When it has cooled enough (8-10 years) in can be handled in normal air-cooled casks.

  • One proposed method is transforming radioactive wave into blocks of glass (through vitrification). One company (Kurion) has industry & environmental members on the board and is seeking to make this the norm. The product can then be stored "safely" - or at least many tunes safer than current methods.

  • @MultiWingnut see the dokumentary and u will get you explanation!

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