More people should be saying this

[Wij]

Probably more expensive than burying in the ground but otherwise a sound idea

 

[Ch3tan]

unless the rocket explodes on the way up of course

 

[Wij]

Um - well - um

Buy a hat ?

 

[ECA]

That's why we need a space elevator, it wouldnt be prone to blowing itself up and we could launch nuclear waste ( and trems turds ) into the sun to keep it going for longer.

 

[tris-]

I think it takes quite a while to get the moon (3 days?) and would use a lot of fuel.

What if we shot it just above the atmosphere, would it all burn up on re entry?

 

[Fweddy]

Give it to Trem to build a house. It'll all be destroyed within hours.

 

[DaGaffer]

I think it takes quite a while to get the moon (3 days?) and would use a lot of fuel.

What if we shot it just above the atmosphere, would it all burn up on re entry?

No. As its rather dense.

Sticking it into subduction layers and letting geologically active processes (like volcanoes) drag it under the mantle is the way to go, but its counter-intuitive because inspectors want to know where all the nuclear waste is.

 

[leviathane]

unless the rocket explodes on the way up of course

aye, just a small problem that'd be

 

[TdC]

No. As its rather dense.

Sticking it into subduction layers and letting geologically active processes (like volcanoes) drag it under the mantle is the way to go, but its counter-intuitive because inspectors want to know where all the nuclear waste is.

seems to me that's actually a reasonably good idea. though I am a bit feart about introducing the pure metal into a geologically unstable thing like a volcano.

 

[cHodAX]

Hate to agree but nuclear is the way forward with some renewables thrown into the mix where cost effective and without ruining areas of natural beauty. Infact, just stick all the turbines in Salford, the place is a fucking rathole anyway!

 

[old.user4556]

call this a crazy idea if you like, but why don't we just shoot all the nuclear waste up to the moon on a rocket? its not going to hurt anyone up there is it

I was going to post "fire it at the sun", but essentially the same idea.

On the "using less energy" front, I think more UK companies should adopt working from home policies so that those that aren't customer facing can do so. I'm in IT and most of my customers are in other sites, a fair chunk are in India anyway so what's the difference if I'm at home or in the office to these guys? I would save a fortune on petrol and probably work a lot better from home (I get zero distractions, except for p0rn and PS3). It would reduce congestion on the roads, the company could have smaller offices or ditch offices altogether thus cutting out even more energy use (somewhat offset by having a PC at home I suppose).

It wouldn't work for everyone, but I don't see why we're not doing more of it given how accessible broadband, video and teleconferencing is.

 

[nath]

Plus naked Thursdays would have far fewer complaints.

 

[Chilly]

rinse coal, gas and nukes hard until we've invente fusion then all sit back and chill as we get infinite cheap power for the rest of time (or until we've fused the entire ocean into helium).

 

[TdC]

by then we'll be harvesting ice from space, or monopoles, or something!

 

[Tom]

so? doesn't that make it a good thing that they actually are getting built?

Not if the economic case for their installation is distorted by taxpayer-funded subsidies.

 

[Wij]

I was going to post "fire it at the sun", but essentially the same idea.

On the "using less energy" front, I think more UK companies should adopt working from home policies so that those that aren't customer facing can do so. I'm in IT and most of my customers are in other sites, a fair chunk are in India anyway so what's the difference if I'm at home or in the office to these guys? I would save a fortune on petrol and probably work a lot better from home (I get zero distractions, except for p0rn and PS3). It would reduce congestion on the roads, the company could have smaller offices or ditch offices altogether thus cutting out even more energy use (somewhat offset by having a PC at home I suppose).

It wouldn't work for everyone, but I don't see why we're not doing more of it given how accessible broadband, video and teleconferencing is.

I'm allowed to work from home quite a lot. You should talk to your manager.

On the downside my nob is raw from all the masturbation.

 

[Chilly]

Not if the economic case for their installation is distorted by taxpayer-funded subsidies.

To be honest that's how the first wave of north sea expansion happened. The few companies that wer granted licences were also granted 0% tax until they had recouped all investment made.

 

[TdC]

Not if the economic case for their installation is distorted by taxpayer-funded subsidies.

but the subsidized plant will be there to offset other cost? or am I being thick?

edit: wait, I'm being thick, never mind.

 

[old.user4556]

I'm allowed to work from home quite a lot. You should talk to your manager.

On the downside my nob is raw from all the masturbation.

Spoke about it, told no. It's a bit of a blanket no as well. Won't explain why on here.

 

[Wij]

Is your business area a bit down on masturbation ? Has there been an incident ?

 

[tris-]

Group masturbation in the officer or none at all.

 

[old.user4556]

Is your business area a bit down on masturbation ? Has there been an incident ?

People putting aloe vera and nappy rash cream through on expenses due to extreme chafing.

 

[Scouse]

Not if the economic case for their installation is distorted by taxpayer-funded subsidies.

Like the public paying for nuclear waste disposal?

 

[Wij]

Which shouldn't happen in future because it would still be viable if the energy companies paid it.

 

[00dave]

Group masturbation in the officer or none at all.

YouTube - Big Train- Wanking

 

[tris-]

Thats exactly where I recalled it from.

 

[pez]

I like the 'turn the Sahara in to a giant solar panel to power europe' idea

I think it was being looked at quite seriously too.

 

[rynnor]

Actually there is a plan for the disposal of nuclear waste but its a tad un-popular.

It consists of digging a really big mineshaft into the ground then dumping the waste in encased in concrete.

They identified the best place geologically speaking as near that Centre Parcs in Elveden Norfolk but oddly enough locals werent thrilled at this new source of jobs - talk about fickle

Its actually not a bad idea - lacking a subduction zone we can usefully access this is the next best thing - from the site they chose it could never get into the water table or anything and in a half million years it'll be fine

Oh and on :

I like the 'turn the Sahara in to a giant solar panel to power europe' idea

I think it was being looked at quite seriously too.

I think theres a better way thats now being used consisting of a black tower in the centre of a field of mirrors - they dont require all the rare metals of solar cells and they whack out an amazing amount of power - the ultimate solar energy usage we have so far found.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy

 

[cHodAX]

One thing I don't understand about nuclear waste disposal, why is it so bloody expensive to drill a hole a mile down and bury the stuff well away from the water table? Seriously, burying it that far down should not cost billions and billion, some fucker somewhere is getting very rich off the back of that scam.

 

[nath]

I think theres a better way thats now being used consisting of a black tower in the centre of a field of mirrors - they dont require all the rare metals of solar cells and they whack out an amazing amount of power - the ultimate solar energy usage we have so far found.

Solar thermal energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's the thing James May had on his program isn't it? T'was rather nifty.