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Verge Science

Verge Science

The home base for The Verge's experiments and explorations into the future of science. That means energy, space, nature, the human mind and body, AI, and wherever else the stories take us.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameVerge Science
First Air DateMay 1, 2018
Last Air DateAugust 28, 2018
Seasons1
Episodes17
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production Companies
NetworksYouTube
S01E17

88,000 tons of radioactive waste – and nowhere to put it

The United States produces 2,200 tons of nuclear waste each year…and no one knows what to do with it. The federal government has long promised, but never delivered, a safe place for nuclear power plants to store their spent fuel. This means that radioactive waste is piling up all over the country. We visited one of the worst places where the waste is stuck: a beachside power plant uncomfortably close to both San Diego and Los Angeles. And we asked the people in charge of the waste there: what happens now?

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