11 points geox 1 hour ago 2 comments
eqvinox 41 minutes ago | parent
The headline sounds weirdly positive... but it's "stable" as in "long-lived". Very much not a good thing.
Mutjake 12 minutes ago | parent
For radionuclides more long-livd means less radioactive per unit of time, though. Of course uranium compounds can be toxic in the chemical sense as well, but I’m unsure if uranium compounds make it to the top threats in that list compared to e.g. arsenic and lead.
Of course radioactivity needs to be respected, and the exclusion zone is there for a reason due to factors such as hot spots.