Warning Future Generations About Nuclear Waste

Smivs writes "How do we warn people 10,000 years in the future about our nuclear waste dumps? There is a thought-provoking essay in the The Guardian newspaper (UK) by Ulrich Beck concerning this problem. Professor Beck also questions whether green issues are overly influencing politicians and clouding our judgement regarding the dangers of nuclear power."

Comments

self-solving?

[Call Me Black Cloud]

I would think the increasing number of skeletal remains as one approaches the dump would be sufficient.

Re:Dupe right out of 2006

[smussman]

Easy, we just keep posting dupes on /. so that future generations can't forget.

I for one...

[damburger]

Welcome our new sociologist overlords

From the article:

Ulrich Beck is author of World Risk Society and professor of sociology at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians University and the London School of Economics

I can't think of a better person to solve our energy crisis than a sociologist. They have insights that we scientists and engineers simply lack. They understand how to guide policies based on feelings and such, whilst we are just stuck with our equations and physical laws.

I disagree with him, but that is probably due to my dogmatic, close minded acceptance of the laws of thermodynamics. Clearly, his subjective interpretation of mass human behaviour gives a much better insight into future energy policy.

Re:Put a picture of Zeus on them.

[Anonymous Coward]

Two words: Indiana Jones. That prick will take your shit and bring it back into a museum or something.

Re:typically american.

[Stonent1]

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Re:Put a picture of Zeus on them.

[elrous0]

I suggest a big BEWARE OF DOG sign. It works in my yard, and I think it can scale.

Re:typically american.

[blueg3]

This didn't work very well with the dinosaurs. Having discovered the dangers of global warming, they hid their precious oil and coal reserves deep below the surface of the earth. We managed to dig them up long before discovering their dangers!

I kid, I kid.

Re:Put a picture of Zeus on them.

[rapiddescent]

(A pile of dead bodies is universal code for, "Danger!, stay away from here!").

except for a bunch of wierdo kids, whose parents have defaulted on their mortgage and are looking for pirate treasure.

Re:Put a picture of Zeus on them.

[Beardo the Bearded]

I was going to say the best sign is:

"FREE FUEL. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE IT."

"HELP YOURSELF"

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