Isn’t nuclear waste hot and releasing neutrons or electrons or whatever? Why can’t we just throw nuclear waste in a chamber surrounded by water to heat it up and generate power?
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How efficient a power plant is depends largely on the difference of temperature between the steam you create and what comes out, cooled and expanded in the end. The larger that difference, the better. If radioactive waste could create enough heat to make a reasonable steam cycle, it wouldn’t be waste, it would be fuel. We throw it out because it doesn’t create enough heat any more.
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