Low-tech Nuclear Waste Storage

Spent nuclear fuel ponds “Even though they contain some of the largest concentrations of radioactivity on the planet, U.S. spent nuclear fuel pools are mostly contained in ordinary industrial structures designed to merely protect them against the elements. Some are made from materials commonly used to house big-box stores and car dealerships.”

Report: “Spent Nuclear Fuel Pools in the US – reducing the deadly risks of storage“.

Via Yale Environment 360.