Reply To: Energy Output – MW & GW

[Brian H]

JimmyT wrote:

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Why take it beyond the moon? Just pick a particular crater, and crash your n-waste loads into it. With no atmosphere, any “splash” will fall back down quickly. That crater could be used by any any and all nations. It would never be a problem until the moon is terraformed and given a dome or atmosphere, by which time the tech to manage a few tons of isotopes would be readily available. 😉

Or if you really want it gone with no return, drop it into Jupiter. It’ll never notice.

Ya’ know, Brian. I bet you could work that Jupiter thing into a decent science fiction story:

Spacetugs (powered by focus fusion devices, of course) around the mining colonies in the asteroid belts start disappearing near Jupiter. This happens soon after we start disposing of our nuclear waste there. Turns out Jupiter is inhabitated by gasesous thingys, and they think we are at war with them.

Throw in some gory reports of the damage. A love story or two. Maybe a Judus, either gaseous or human.

know any writers?
Yeah, Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven are buddies of mine! Not.

I suspect the thingies might be grateful for the freebie contributions of heavy elements, which are likely in short supply in that atmosphere …

BTW, is inhabitating any different from inhabiting? 🙄