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More Complaints About Yucca Mountain

Posted by michael on Thursday October 23, 2003 @01:35AM from the places-not-to-build-your-dream-house dept.

AstroAce writes "I saw this article about the Yucca Mountain Nuclear waste dump, and was doubly intrigued. Not only did I do lab tech work on a YM grant as an undergrad, but my science advisor said the best thing I could do for science would be to become a Congressman, and get hold of the purse strings (remember SSC, the Super-conducting Super Collider?) I think geeks would be the best representatives of other citizens, making detailed, objective analysis of the issues, arriving at rational conclusions and actions. However, they don't seem to be gregarious enough to be politicians. Are there examples of both?"

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Re:Are there examples of both? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-23 02:09 · Score: 1, Informative

wasn't the internet invented by a vice president, a few years ago?

No.
Nothing new about Science in Politics by halfdeadcat · 2003-10-23 02:13 · Score: 2, Informative

The Progressive movement was based on belief in the Scientific Method and it's application to politics.
Re:about Yucca Mountain by Zarquon · 2003-10-23 05:30 · Score: 2, Informative

The reverse of that, burying it in capsules near a subduction zone, is a more viable option, but still controversial. Issues include:
-rates of subduction (geological processes are _slow_)
-no provision for inspection
-They are by definition in zones of high seismic activity, increasing probability of containment breach.

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