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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Slight off topic but related question. You say once something goes in it never comes out. What happens when that cell is full of junk? Did they built the room extra large in the beginning to store the hot junk? How long before it is full?
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We actually make waste shipments. In fact, we just made a shipment this week. The item we replace (called a "target") is placed in a heavily shielded transportation cask and shipped out west and buried. When we ship the cask, we throw all kinds of junk in with the target. We have to be careful what we put in the cell, though, as waste disposal regulations are very strict (and we play by the rules). Here's a picture of the transport cask (it weighs about 80,000 lbs):
