Welcome to the Science Mondays segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Science Mondays will feature stuff from the world of science and science related content. Our goal here at Geek Alabama is to hopefully have you learn something useful and fulfilling. Science is a geek’s best friend, and we love featuring science content here at Geek Alabama.
What would happen if we launched nuclear waste into the Sun? As nuclear power expands and more spent nuclear fuel is produced, the question keeps coming up of why not just put it on a rocket and blast that sucka into space? But is it ACTUALLY possible to launch nuclear waste into the Sun? And is it even worth putting the R&D into solving a problem that maybe… doesn’t need to be solved? Noted Rad Dad Dr.* Kyle Hill explains what would actually happen if we loaded our rockets with nuclear waste and sent them on a one-way trip.
