atwegotsidetrekked t1_j5t31re wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:05 AM

Reply to comment by BWright79 in Hey, can someone explain to me why we are not stending nuclear waste into space having a reliable rocket that can carry a decent amounts of cargo? I'm thinking about Falcon Heavy. One start a year would mean that US doesn't need to store anymore waste underground. by William0fBaskerville

They stopped doing that because of gulf war syndrome

BWright79 t1_j5vde8s wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:48 PM

> munitions from spent nuclear rods

Where did you read that? I'm fairly certain that depleted uranium is still used to make bullets and mortar shells.

atwegotsidetrekked t1_j5ve6k9 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:52 PM

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307521-us-arms-maker-ends-production-of-controversial-depleted-uranium-rounds/

BWright79 t1_j5wr38l wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:24 AM

Thanks, that's good news. Before I responded earlier I was seeing articles as recent as 2022 saying we did this. Granted this article is also from 2022... in my head though I can't help but think how we still use soviet era munitions and even though production as stopped... we are probably still using them.