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.
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
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.
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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Different places
23.12.2008 10:54
There are three big differences between the places. Cumbria has suitable geology for a nuclear workforce of 50,000 skilled and knowledgable on the technology. Nevada has neither. And Cumbria has asked for the dump to be sited there, whereas Nevada was told and that makes a very very big difference!
Also, what's with the picture of 'cooling nuclear waste'? If you can't find a real picture to go with your 'article' please don't bother. Using a false picture is lying.
Rudi
Worst Possible Geological site for Nuclear Dump
23.12.2008 20:26
Photo- Wastwater - 4 millions gallons of water are abstracted daily to cool existing nuclear waste at Sellafield.
marianne birkby
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Sellafield Inquiry ruled out Cumbria
30.12.2008 23:31
Chris McDonald, the lead inspector (now retired) of the 1995-96 public inquiry wrote in The Guardian of 28 June 2007 that
“10 years ago the nuclear industry had not found a way of maintaining the stability of (the Sellafield) geology when physically exploring the underground site. The imperfection (claimed by Nirex) consists of simply failing to meet the internationally agreed criteria on the suitability of rocks for nuclear waste deposit. The site should be in a region of low groundwater flow, and the geology should be readily characterisable and predictable, whereas the rocks there are actually of a complex volcanic nature, with significant faulting. Also, the industry was relying on an overlying layer of sedimentary strata to dilute and disperse any groundwater leakage, when the international criteria require such a layer to act instead as a barrier. The comprehensive assessment that reports the deficiencies in detail is at www.jpb.co.uk/nirexinquiry/nirex.htm”.
Max Wallis
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