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On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 17:21:21 GMT, none (Quarks like a duck) wrote:

>greige@bigpond.com (Greig Ebeling) wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 01 Jun 2000 16:40:39 GMT, none (Quarks like a duck) wrote:
>
>>>You're way behing on this discussion. The thermal load alone of the
>>>current nuclear waste in the US would overwhelm Yucca Mnt by 4 times.
>
>>Hardly surprising, most of it needs to remain in storage for another
>>few decades to cool down.  Think about it.  Aren't you misrepresenting
>>the situation by including ALL current nuclear waste?
>
>THe industry is the one pointing to Yucca as the answer to the waste
>problem. Not me.

There is no intention for Yucca to suddenly take delivery of all the
nuclear waste in the US.  It will start by treating the oldest (40
years +) waste first.  It is not feasible to treat waste that is newer
than that, because it is still cooling.  You appear to be criticising
Yucca Mtn for its inability to handle all the waste at once, including
waste fresh out of the reactors.  But there is no intention to dispose
of waste that has not "cooled" sufficiently for transport and safe
disposal.  I think your criticism is disingenuous.

>>>The fissures and leaks that are caused by the heat are an enourmous
>>>difficulty.  There is a chance of nuclear explosion. 
>
>>Nuclear explosion.  ROTFL.  Get a grip!
>It's not my fault you don't stay current on these issues.

You think trotting out ridiculous notions is "staying current"?

>>>Now we know that
>>>the Soviets have discovered plutonium behaves very unpredicatibly in
>>>relatively short term storage situations let alon 1000 years or eons.
>
>>We also know from the studies of the Oklo phenomenon that Pu migrates
>>very predictably (slowly) even when completely uncontained.
>
>In every case, radioactive contamination has spread much quicker than
>anticipated by the underground streams. Where do you get your
>mis-information?

Where do you get your misinformation?  Please cite a study which
supports your statement "In every case, radioactive contamination has
spread much quicker than anticipated by the underground streams".  I
am not holding my breath.

For more information on Oklo, see
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/centre/waisrc/OKLO/ and
http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/oklo.htm



...Greig