Nuclear waste storage sites in rock salt may be more vulnerable

Nuclear waste storage sites in rock salt may be more vulnerable Austin TX (SPX) Nov 30, 2015 - Research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that rock salt, used by Germany and the United States as a subsurface container for radioactive waste, might not be as impermeable as thought or as capable of isolating nuclear waste from groundwater in the event that a capsule or storage vessel failed. A team of researchers from the university has used field testing and 3-D micro-CT im ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Nuclear_waste_storage_sites_in_rock_salt_may_be_more_vulnerable_999.html