Outlook remains dim for waste solution
When Congress selected Yucca Mountain as the proposed site for storing the nation`s high-level nuclear waste, this isolated piece of real estate in Nevada became the focus of national debate about the long-term safety and feasibility of underground storage, writes Frank L. Parker, a professor in environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. {open_quotes}While scientific knowledge will increase in the future, it is unlikely that we will ever achieve full understanding of the long-term movement of radioactive waste that must remain buried for hundreds of thousands of years,{close_quotes} says Parker. Parker maintains that the battle over the future of Yucca Mountain has proved that local communities should have a strong voice in the site-selection process, and, once a site is chosen, people who live nearby should be compensated for the burden they bear.
- OSTI ID:
- 60728
- Journal Information:
- Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 9, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Fal 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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