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the only thing against it really is political nimbyism Actually, from what I've read in the local newspapers in the areas affected, the politicians are all for
by reaperducer 4y ago
the only thing against it really is political nimbyism
Actually, from what I've read in the local newspapers in the areas affected, the politicians are all for it, so you're making assumptions there.
The people who are against it are the people who actually have to live with the stuff for the next thousand years.
If it's so safe, so stable, so easily rendered harmless, why not bury it in the bedrock beneath Manhattan, or Boston, or Virginia? All places that are far more geologically stable than, for example, Yucca Mountain.
- TulliusCicero 4y agoAbundance of caution, defense in depth. If nobody lives there, nobody has to live with it.
- c1ccccc1 4y agoI haven't checked the geological suitability, but assuming you're right about that, putting the waste in those places seems perfectly fine to me.
- josephcsible 4y agoBecause in major cities, it's more likely that you'll need to dig that area up again for something else.