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Better Nuclear Waste Storage Plans than Yucca Mountain

Posted by michael on from the moon-still-mostly-empty dept.

NuclearRampage writes "Technology Review has an in-depth article about A New Vision for Nuclear Waste based on the premise that 'storing nuclear waste underground at Yucca Mountain for 100,000 years is a terrible idea.' The article looks at the current DOE plans for Yucca, its shortcomings and what temporary solutions we have to use while a better permanent plan is formulated."

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  1. Wait a minute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I thought it was spelled NUCULAR? -- G.W. Bush

  2. Or better yet, store it in America: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Pile it under NASCAR racetracks and Wal-Marts. It's not like the under-educated, cross burning, morbidly obese (due to eating McDonalds all the time), Bible misquoting, Rush Limbaugh luvin' redneck crowd is going to notice their already inbred gene pool get even more corrupted.

  3. Outsource this job to Indian contractors by $criptah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How about letting Indian contractors take care of that? We ship the waste to India and let them take care of it.