CONTROVERSES ENER...ETHIQUES
et NUCLEAIRES
Le plutonium
Courriel reçu des USA: «As
for plutonium in solution, plutonium isn't very soluable, (as Scott has
said before, the laws of physics haven't changed). This isn't in dispute.
Plutonium oxide is a ceramic. Sand disolves more readily in water than
plutonium oxide. If we assume that the laws of physics are about to change
and plutonium will somehow become more soluable, there is still little
concern of plutonium migrating through hundreds of meters of solid rock
to the surface. For one thing, it's intended that the plutonium be glassified
and contained. For another, it's intended to be burried in areas with low
ground water speeds (measured in inches per century in the case of the
Canadian Shield). For another, disolved plutonium has a chemical affinity
for many types of rock which would prevent disolved plutonium from migrating
very far. One other point, plutonium just isn't as dangerous as Ralph Nader
would have us believe.»
