by William R. Roy
April 15, 2020
People tend to be afraid of anything radioactive, and the management of radioactive wastes quickly evokes NIMBY (not in my backyard). Radioactive wastes, however, are a necessary byproduct of using nuclear energy as green energy for electric utilities. In terms of volume, most radioactive wastes are called low-level radioactive...
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