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Maybe we should have tiered rules for how much testing is done based on the number of tons that are going to be produced and how they are being disposed of. (A
by tehjoker 6y ago
Maybe we should have tiered rules for how much testing is done based on the number of tons that are going to be produced and how they are being disposed of.
(And if we already do, then the rules for the higher tiers need to be tightened.)
- whatshisface 6y agoGiven the extreme differences in badness per ton I'm not sure if that's a reasonable metric. Maybe instead we could mandate yucca mountain level storage for everything that hasn't been evaluated, and then let companies decide for themselves whether or not they will be making enough of the stuff to justify studying how to dispose of it more cheaply.
- tehjoker 6y agoIt might be possible to establish categories where if your molecule has XYZ properties it falls into this bucket. I think a category for really novel molecules that haven't been evaluated is a good idea with tight restrictions on how much can be produced. There should also be a presumption that minor edits to known dangerous molecules should be presumed dangerous without testing.