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Article #184Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
From: codeman
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00
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Reverse the question, who would live there?
"Steve Spence" <steve.spence@home.com> wrote in message
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> uninhabitable to whom?
>
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> "TJ" <tjlim@telpacific.com.au> wrote in message
> news:39162523@news.rivernet.com.au...
> > There is so much land that is totally uninhabitable in Australia. Why
> cannot
> > we allocate these sections to house these nuclear waste for sizeble
cost.
> We
> > sell these spaces and ensure that stringent standards are imposed for
> > dumping such waste here. There are lots of revenue from overseas to be
> > earned here.
> > <none (Quarks like a duck)> wrote in message
> > news:8f2n6g$61p$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...
> > > That is old thinking here in the US. Volunteer communities get
> > > educated too quickly on the industry's inabilty to solve the waste
> > > problem. I watched many low-level waste communities volunteer and then
> > > reject the idea soon after.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ian Mair" <rimair@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > >The following paper has been added to the web site of the Australian
> > Academy
> > > >of Technological Sciences and Engineering. It may be viewed by
> following
> > the
> > > >links from http://www.atse.org.au/
> > >
> > > >"Some Aspects of the Relationship Between Society and the Disposal of
> > > >Radioactive Waste", Mr Ian Duncan FTSE
> > >
> > > >Society accepts that its demands for materials, energy and transport
> all
> > > >create wastes, and yet no community will willingly absorb its share
of
> > > >waste, let alone accept a regional or national share. Community
> rejection
> > of
> > > >such a burden is exemplified by the NIMBY ('not in my back-yard')
> > > >phenomenon. Recent examination of NIMBY suggests that it could be the
> > child
> > > >of 'top down' siting decisions usually based upon a 'decide, announce
> and
> > > >defend (DAD)' policy. There are indications now that a counter
culture
> of
> > > >'volunteer communities' could mitigate or even overcome this
rejection
> > > >process.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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