Operated from 1972 to 1996 and produced 119 billion kilowatt hours of energy
Dry cask storage is a method for safely storing spent nuclear fuel after it has cooled for several years in water pools. Once the fuel rods are no longer producing extreme heat, they are sealed inside massive steel and concrete casks that provide both radiation shielding and passive cooling through natural air circulation—no water is needed. Each cask can weigh over 100 tons and is engineered to resist earthquakes, floods, fire, and even missile strikes. This makes it a robust interim solution until permanent deep geological repositories are available. The casks are expected to last 50–100 years, though the fuel inside remains radioactive for thousands. Dry cask storage reduces reliance on crowded spent fuel pools, provides a secure above-ground option, and buys time for nations to develop long-term disposal strategies. In essence, it’s a durable, self-contained “vault” for nuclear waste
That's not "slightly different language", that's the difference between a few decades and thousands of years until radioactive hazards subside. And it was a bad faith argument. Anti-intellectualism isn't acceptable when it is lethal.
It depends on your definition of hazard. It'll be radioactive almost until the end of time. It'll be half as radioactive after the half life. It's already pretty damn safe as is, where being near it for a moderate amount of time isn't an issue.
You really don't know what you are talking about, do you?
I do. You don't. You can make out with these containers if you want with no protection. You'll be perfectly fine. IIRC it's similar to being in an airplane (lower I think). I assume you aren't that worried about the radiation then, right?
Edit: here's a good video. https://youtube.com/watch?v=lhHHbgIy9jU&t=2s&pp=2AECkAIB
The point is not the containers freshly produced. It's the containers in decades or even hundreds of years from now. Or when they are exposed to conditions they can't withstand.
They're built to literally withstand bombs being dropped on them. What situation are you envisioning where it'll be an issue? Either society is fine and we can handle them being damaged or it isn't, in which case these are the least of our worries. The waste is melted down and mixed with glass. It can't move around the environment. There will just be a place with higher radiation, which again will be the least of people's concerns if society has collapsed.
Maybe try giving that advice to those people currently worrying about radioactive leakage in our oceans, or in current "temporary" deposits.
Corrosion over the long term is way more problematic than sudden violent shocks. Also, most currently existing radioactive waste is already leaking into the environment.
Where are people worrying about radioactive waste leaking into water? Fukushima? That's a totally different beast. It isn't because of stored waste. Nowhere in the US is there any legitimate concern. There may be fear mongering though.
Very true. That's why it's encased in concrete, and the atmosphere was replaced with helium (or hydrogen, I don't remember), which will not react with metal. No corrosion can happen unless the concrete cracks, in which case it'll fail inspection and be repaired/replaced. There's a reason bridges can use steal encased in concrete even over salt water usually without issue, unless the concrete cracks.
Citation needed. No it fucking isn't. Provide evidence for such a bold claim.
The world is more than the banana republic of the divided states of southern northern america. I won't waste my time with you anymore.
This post is about a power plant in Maine, a state in the union.
Anyway, you provided no evidence to back up your claim. Present some or everyone will assume you don't have any. Before you do, again, Fukushima is a nuclear disaster. It isn't an issue with stored waste, rather the reactor melting down, so does not relate to the discussion here. Where is there stored waste that's entering the water?