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bojacobs, 8 months ago to sts

This is very bad news for radioactive waste management at #Hanford

"Hanford’s pre-treated waste might not meet Vit Plant criteria"

Much of the worst radioactive waste at Hanford is the "liquid" waste in the Tank Farms. The plan was to vitrify them (enclose them in glass). Now, looks like the Vit Plant may not be up to the task. Billions more wasted after the first Vit Plant was scuttled for safety concerns.

All of the tanks in the Tank Farm are leaking. Workers are hospitalized annually for inhaling toxic fumes working at the site. They may remain with no viable plan to process the waste into a form that is manageable.

#nuclear #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #WA #NuclearWeapons #plutonium @sts @histodons

https://www.exchangemonitor.com/hanfords-pre-treated-waste-might-not-meet-vit-plant-criteria/

kimlockhartga, 9 months ago to bookstodon

You've heard the saying "God laughs at your plans." Well, I had planned to go shopping on Saturday, at the biggest used book emporium I could find, but I got deathly ill late on Friday night and I'm just now crawling out of it.

So, today, we have chosen a vintage book shop owned by women (bonus points) and I hope they're ready for us. They have 80,000 used books and collectibles. "Jeeves, my shopping cart!" It's like letting us loose in a candy store.

I made a list of authors whose books I still do not own. I might have gotten carried away. 😁
@bookstodon #books #BookShop #UsedBooks

ebrandom, 10 months ago to histodons

OK, are there one or two classic books on the history of the US system of public schooling that I could look at? I know there's Katznelson's book from the 80s, and Neem Democracy's Schools more recently -- but this is from googling, not real research. @histodons #histodons

EU_Commission, 10 months ago to random

📖 Books inspire us and broaden our horizons.

That's why readers in Europe should have access to the richness and diversity of European literature.

#CreativeEurope helps its translation and promotion via many initiatives, such as:

• CELA, a programme to train and connect emerging authors, translators, and literary professionals;

• Every Story Matters, a project to boost the creation and promotion of inclusive #books for children and young adults.

More: https://europa.eu/!Cxpb4K

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The interior of the Livraria Lello e Irmão in Porto, Portugal, with its forked staircase connecting to the gallery on the first floor. The books are orderly organised in wooden bookshelves and on tables. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Naris
The exterior of Atlantis Books bookstore in Santorini, Greece, with books painted on the front facade with the blue, white and orange plaster standing out as a visual frame surrounding them. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Kira
The Aqua Alta vintage bookstore, in Italy, with its signature piles of vintage and old multicoloured books forming a stair and a helm standing on the right side. © Adobe Stock Photographer: Agata Kadar