Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
22 April 2002 - 5:00am
As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.
"A [National Research Council] team... noted a more troubling issue for those looking to science for absolute answers on the site's suitability. Assessing Yucca Mountain's performance, they said, "may be beyond the analytical capabilities of any scientific and engineering team." The reason: It's too hard to predict what will happen over tens of thousands of years, given the diverse processes – such as volcanic activity, seepage, or changes in rock chemistry – at the site."
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The Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 2002
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