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USA’ Blue Ribbon Commission on Nuclear Wastes – stupid or what?

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You gotta have a little laugh at the way they do the nuclear thing in the USA.

USA has more nuclear reactors than anybody, also more nuclear weapons, and as a result – more radioactive wastes.  All over the place. The federal government has been getting sued by States – for not disposing of the old wastes.

Yet – USA keeps on making new nuclear wastes – from its increasingly aging, dangerous and decrepit nuclear terrorism targets (correction – I mean nuclear energy plants).

Blind Freddy could tell that the thing to do is to STOP MAKING THE STUFF.  But – what does the USA government do, when setting up a grand panel to find out what to do with its EXISTING mountains of waste?

Do they consider the option of just shutting down the industry, and not making any new radioactive wastes? Oh no –  they title the new gee whiz panel –  the Blue Ribbon Commission for America’s Nuclear Future? Optimism?  or just plain stupidity?  Or – in the pockets of the  nuclear lobby?

January 2, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes