From: "Robert Comer" 

>Use it to dump all the Republicans who are going to be
> thrown out of office in November. 

That works for me!

> It was and remains a thoroughly dumb idea, especially in an area
> historically
> subject to massive earthquake activity. That waste should be stored
> locally in
> earthquake-proof facilities at the expense of the local power companies.
> They
> should never have been allowed to suppose that they could divest
> themselves of a
> problem they created by simply dumping it elsewhere at public expense.

I both agree and disagree, a lot of local storage makes it more likely
something is going to go wrong (inept storage techniques, other mother
mature type accidents, and yes, possible terrorist activity,) but I agree
putting it all in one place, especially that one place is not smart either.

- Bob Comer


"Gene McAloon"  wrote in message
news:6913f058amc1a6kt8fp8qna2j3etbp85v7{at}4ax.com...
> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:51:09 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> 
> wrote:
>
>>Gak, I agree with you on this one.  ;-)
>
> Under pressure from the nuclear power industry, powerful at that time, and
> the
> local NIMBY types it was decided to dump all our nuclear wastes into a
> hole in
> the ground in the desert wastes of Nevada.
>
> It was and remains a thoroughly dumb idea, especially in an area
> historically
> subject to massive earthquake activity. That waste should be stored
> locally in
> earthquake-proof facilities at the expense of the local power companies.
> They
> should never have been allowed to suppose that they could divest
> themselves of a
> problem they created by simply dumping it elsewhere at public expense.
>
> There is nothing new about this criticism, of course. More sensible people
> were
> voicing it when Yucca was first proposed. Nothing has changed. It remains
> a dumb
> idea and Yucca should be shut down. What should then be done with the hole
> that
> has already been dug? Use it to dump all the Republicans who are going to
> be
> thrown out of office in November. 
>
>
>

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