It sounds like public opinion is overwhelmingly against the Yucca mountain nuclear waste storage site. But is it informed public opinion, or just worried ignorance? The nuclear waste has to go somewhere. Has anyone seen any articles with some science references in them? For instance, the claim cited in the article that it is impossible to prevent leaching into the groundwater, is there any truth to that?
I'm trying to find out if I can take a tour of Yucca mountain. I'm going on a trip next month to Nevada and California, with the theme being energy. We are going to tour a lot of energy related sites, geothermal, wind farms, solar, coal, biomass etc. Nuclear is tough. There are reactors in San Onofre and Diablo Canyon, but they don't seem to allow tours. Maybe we'd have better luck with nuclear waste storage site tours rather than nuclear energy generator tours. *** http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18762-2002Feb15.html "Despite the strong objections of Nevada officials, state business leaders and environmentalists, Bush affirmed Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham's recent finding that the proposed project beneath Yucca Mountain is "scientifically sound and suitable," and would enhance protection against terrorist attacks by consolidating nuclear waste in an underground desert tomb." -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
