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Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste

#185
From: Tim O'Flaherty
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00
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codeman wrote in message <39176174@news.gj.net>...
>Reverse the question,  who would live there?
>
>
>"Steve Spence" <steve.spence@home.com> wrote in message
>news:LWwR4.54953$R4.276555@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com...
>> 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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From: "Tim O'Flaherty" <pinwheels@attcanada.net>
Subject: Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Date: 2000/05/08
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