tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post6380509129173852759..comments2013-10-28T22:46:53.202+00:00Comments on Strange News From The Plankton: Half-lifePlumbagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-81776679647146743032011-10-10T21:55:37.536+01:002011-10-10T21:55:37.536+01:00It is a little paradoxical, I agree. But I think ...It is a little paradoxical, I agree. But I think that stems from the media and environmental groups picking up on the big numbers ("contaminated for MILLIONS of years") without stopping to think what this actually means for atomic decay. That said, I still wouldn't want to have a block of long-lived radioactive waste in my house [*], but the longer something takes to decay, the less it's kicking off radiation. Of course, it can still give you heavy metal poisoning ...<br /><br />[*] James Lovelock (of Gaia fame), by contrast, has suggested that he'd be happy having a a block of vitrified nuclear waste (i.e. in a thick block of glass) in his house to help with the heating!Plumbagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-75051295339343335482011-10-10T20:19:24.010+01:002011-10-10T20:19:24.010+01:00Interesting, I hadn't though about a long half...Interesting, I hadn't though about a long half-life as being potential safer than a shorter one...Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900977491825566654noreply@blogger.com