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Yucca Mountain Approved for US Nuclear Waste Storage
Cephalien writes "As reported by Reuters (The link is from AT&T Worldnet -- No registration required, etc, etc), looks like congress has pushed this through against Nevada's objections (NIMBY, anyone?). Now all that's left is the licensing from the NRC. I dunno about you folks, but I'm glad I don't live in Nevada." After 20 years in the making and 4 billion in studies construction on the $58b facility can begin. It was this or Cmdrtacos basement.
desolted is one issue. Stable is another.
Yucca Mt is as with most all mountians in the western United States are part of pressure ridges, formed in the crust of the earth. These pressure ridges are on fault lines for earthquakes and later volcanic as it gets closer to the Pacific Plate.
A safer location today would be Iowa, Neb, Ill, or even Texas... Large flat states with out Press Ridge Mountians.
And it's funny how Bush said that the US cannot afford to comply with Kyoto's restriction (limitation of CO2 rejects) while at the same time the US is one of the richest country.
At least, radioactive wastes will quite difficult to handle are on a solid state so they do not pollute everybody..