> while coal waste is stored in the atmosphere and thus partially in our lungs can't argue with that > nuclear waste is stored in a safe location so, that's

> while coal waste is stored in the atmosphere and thus partially in our lungs can't argue with that > nuclear waste is stored in a safe location so, that's part of the reason many people i know are still very suspicious about nuclear power even though they know _intellectually_ that it's (supposed to be) safer than some of the alternatives. nuclear waste used to be dumped into the ocean, because back then we thought that would be safe. now it's stored in places that are deemed (earthquake-) safe until an earthquake (or a tsunami) hits. next we outsource the storage to private companies as those are cheaper and act suprised when we learn that they were skimping on manpower, maintenance and safety protocols when trying to cut costs and containers are leaking into the ground water. it's the same as nuclear power plants. they're always perfectly secure until something unforseen happens or they've been secure for so long people get neglient.