http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25107 Paul S Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:46:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25107 Like the decon gel in Star Trek: Enterprise! Brilliant idea! Like the decon gel in Star Trek: Enterprise! Brilliant idea!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25106 Ptrbungal Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:54:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25106 "Oh, in case you got covered in that Repulsion gel, here's some advice the lab boys gave me: DO NOT GET COVERED BY REPULSION GEL. We haven't entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I'll tell you this: it's a lively one, and it does not like the human skeleton." “Oh, in case you got covered in that Repulsion gel, here’s some advice the lab boys gave me: DO NOT GET COVERED BY REPULSION GEL. We haven’t entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I’ll tell you this: it’s a lively one, and it does not like the human skeleton.”

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25105 Larry Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:49:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25105 Depending on what's picked up, that is what determines how the gel is disposed of. It can be incinerated if its low level radioactive waste (to reduce waste volume even more), or if the contaminant isn't too bad, the gel can be super compressed and thrown away as regular trash. Depending on what’s picked up, that is what determines how the gel is disposed of. It can be incinerated if its low level radioactive waste (to reduce waste volume even more), or if the contaminant isn’t too bad, the gel can be super compressed and thrown away as regular trash.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25104 SilenceIsGolden Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:04:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25104 To where? Easy! It's such a clean energy source after all... We simply store it with all those countless spent fuel rods. Uh... anybody ready yet to prepare a rocket to 'explode' on the sun with that stuff on board? Might be the only way to truly get rid of it all. To where? Easy! It’s such a clean energy source after all… We simply store it with all those countless spent fuel rods. Uh… anybody ready yet to prepare a rocket to ‘explode’ on the sun with that stuff on board? Might be the only way to truly get rid of it all.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25103 answer Mon, 30 May 2011 17:55:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25103 Hanford WA, where else? Hanford WA, where else?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/27/officials-use-blue-peelable-goo-to-decontaminate-japan/#comment-25102 question Sun, 29 May 2011 15:39:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17836#comment-25102 easier to cart it away... to where? :-/ easier to cart it away… to where? :-/

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