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A Tale of two Dumps

marianne birkby | 22.12.2008 17:17 | Analysis | Health | World

Compare and contrast the actions of Cumbrian Leaders with the State of Nevada.....
on 19th December the State of Nevada presented a petition to the Federal Government of America listing 229 objections to a high level nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.

Wastwater - cooling nuclear waste
Wastwater - cooling nuclear waste


The State of Nevada has consistently opposed the Nuclear Dump at Yucca
mountain on the grounds of damage to water, soil and air. This is despite
Nevada being a dry region unlike Cumbria's wet ground and fissured rock.

Compare the State of Nevada's opposition to the Yucca Mountain dump with
our equivalent Cumbrian council leaders who have "expressed an interest" in a
nuclear dump despite repeated warnings about safety of such a dump to the
health of people and the environment.

"Nevada has been fighting the federal government on this issue for nearly 30 years and will continue all appropriate efforts to prevent this dangerously unsafe facility," Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said.

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  1. Different places — Rudi
  2. Worst Possible Geological site for Nuclear Dump — marianne birkby
  3. Sellafield Inquiry ruled out Cumbria — Max Wallis