Originally posted by: homercles337
Originally posted by: SexyK
Originally posted by: Kwaipie
We don't have enough control over the waste product of such technology. I think it is ignorant and selfish of present day civilization making environmental decisions for the next 1000 generations. Waste cannot be safely transported and in this world of lowest bid contracts, I'll cast my "no" vote. thanks for asking though.
Huh? We're already safely transporting waste routinely as are many European nations. All the scientific evidence available finds that Yucca mountain would be a secure storage option for the next 1 million years. If it weren't for misinformation we'd be well on our way to a safe, long-term storage solution.
ps - i'm sure if you were building a house you'd always choose the contractor with the highest bid, because a lower bid always means inferior quality, right?
Wow, someone really needs to read up a bit before posting here. Storage of waste is FAR from a resolved issue. Yucca sits on a damn fault line! But im sure there wont be any more earthquakes there for the next million years, right? Even though there have been more than 500 in the last 20 years or something. I grew up in nevada and am well aware of the serious problems (much more than what i just mentioned about the fault line). Also, on transportation, they can make containers that are pretty indestructable in test cases, but what about the corner cases?
The irony of these arguments is truly comedic. For example, one of the typical lines used by those spreading fear about the Yucca project is that it's impossible to predict what type of weather patterns will exist in the region in 10,000 years, so it's possible that the area will be drenched with rain and the water table will rise causing the waste materials to seep into ground water. So even though long-term modeling of weather patterns is reliable when it comes to predicting the effects of man-made global warming, they are not reliable in predicting that one of the most arid regions of the United States will remain sufficiently arid? Even in the case that the water table does rise, the storage facility has been designed to maintain its integrity. Similarly, the site has been designed with the seismic profile of the area in mind, and is capable of withstanding the effects of even a severe seismic event.
There have been billions of dollars spent by administrations of both political parties researching the Yucca project and each time, despite findings that the project is safe, politics have gotten in the way of making this happen. I think it's you that needs to do more reading.
The only reason that the storage issue is not resolve is politics. And yes, I would live near Yucca without a problem. The small risk is most definitely outweighed by the massive benefit that energy independence would have on the nation, as well as the large benefit that decreased use of fossil fuels for energy production would have on the global environment.
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