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Article #1933Re: Nuclear power far from clean
From: John B. Hines
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:00
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hyperion@dimensional.com (Hyperion Systems) wrote: > >In article <5vu299$rl3$3@gruvel.une.edu.au>, >David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote: >>There have been MANY safe methods of disposal suggested, but unfortunately >>people called politicians call the shots. Kneejerk politics always stands >>in the way of good science. > >Ok, name two "safe" methods. Burying in rock works quite well. Canada's approach of enclosing it in concrete, above ground, where it can be seen, inspected and guarded, works good. The amount of waste from commercial power plants is minuscule compared to the waste from arms production. And from the news reports from washington state, they don't even follow the same procedures that commercial reactors do.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10e1e4,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e1e4,public X-Google-Thread: f4886,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4886,public X-Google-Thread: 10e4c9,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e4c9,public X-Google-Thread: 1038c2,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid1038c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10b271,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b271,public X-Google-Thread: 1083c4,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083c4,public X-Google-Thread: 103407,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid103407,public X-Google-Thread: 112f74,931b96b462da1f38 X-Google-Attributes: gid112f74,public From: jhines@enteract.com (John B. Hines) Subject: Re: Nuclear power far from clean Date: 1997/09/19 Message-ID: <34230c54.246303115@news.enteract.com> X-Deja-AN: 273951740 References: <3421DF24.C26B8564@compact.com> <3422620C.57971318@geocities.com> <5vu0kh$5i2@flatland.dimensional.com> <5vu299$rl3$3@gruvel.une.edu.au> <5vu330$6j1@flatland.dimensional.com> Organization: EnterAct L.L.C. Turbo-Elite News Server Newsgroups: sci.chem,sci.physics,alt.sci.physics.new-theories,ab.general,atl.general,aus.education,aus.electronics,aus.general,ba.general,bc.general,ca.general,can.general,carleton.general,chi.general,co.general