The Nuclear Waste Problem

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Animation by Josh Sherrington (https://www.youtube.com/heliosphere)
Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net)
Thumbnail by Joe Cieplinski (http://joecieplinski.com/)

Nuclear reactor footage courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum
Spent fuel pool courtesy IAEA Imagebank
Onkalo photo courtesy Posiva

Music: “Raw Deal” by Gunner Olsen, “Divider” by Chris Zabriskie, “My Luck” by Broke for Free, and “I Wanted to Live” by Lee Rosevere

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