Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste

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From: Darren Schlamp
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 00:00

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"Ross Bradley" <ross@tarms.com> wrote
<<<snip>>>
> 8. (This idea from Jerry Pournelle I think - or
was it Larry Niven).  Turn
> it into currency.  Then your coins could
literally burn a hole in your
> pocket.

Larry Niven. "Yet Another Modest Proposal: The
Roentgen Standard".

Published in 1985 in a Niven short story
collection named "Limits"
A textfile is available for the story at
http://www.textfiles.com/humor/nukwaste

It was an amusing revisit to the original satire
by Jonathan Swift.
http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html

Darren

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From: "Darren Schlamp" <dmschlamp@AT@home.DOT.com>
Subject: Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Date: 2000/05/11
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