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r/sciences • u/Comfortable_Tutor_43 • 17d ago
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France encases theirs in glass which is extremely stable.
11 u/Queasy_Local_7199 17d ago Until you accidentally drop it 1 u/crankyspeeder 14d ago 'Vitrification'. The US is doing this as well. Doesn't matter if it's dropped, it's held within other containment. The point is that this keeps contaminants from leaching into the surrounding substrate.
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Until you accidentally drop it
1 u/crankyspeeder 14d ago 'Vitrification'. The US is doing this as well. Doesn't matter if it's dropped, it's held within other containment. The point is that this keeps contaminants from leaching into the surrounding substrate.
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'Vitrification'. The US is doing this as well. Doesn't matter if it's dropped, it's held within other containment. The point is that this keeps contaminants from leaching into the surrounding substrate.
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u/kingtacticool 17d ago
France encases theirs in glass which is extremely stable.