That's a concern of mine as well. Although I like the idea of nuclear
power, and I'm confident in the engineering of the reactor facilities, I
have real concerns about where we would put the waste.
If I wouldn't want nuclear waste in my backyard, why should I require
someone else to have it in theirs?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jason Bleazard
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:44 AM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: E85 fuel information..
>
>
>On Fri, March 31, 2006 11:14 am, Michael Maskalans said:
>>
>> I'm not anti-nuclear by any stretch. I just don't like the fact that
we
>> don't have a fantastic means of dealing with the waste right now.
>
>Oh, come on... just ask anyone from the East. We do have a fantastic
way
>of
>dealing with it: dump it in Utah or Nevada or Arizona or New Mexico or
>Wyoming! There's nothing out there anyway, it's all just one gigantic
>wasteland waiting to be used for all the crap that the people in the
East
>don't want, like nuclear waste, atomic testing, missile installations
>(remember MX?), secret military bases, bombing ranges, or whatever else
you
>can think of.
>
>True story... several years ago the people of Utah had a really hard
time
>blocking a plan that would have opened up a nuke waste dump just a few
>miles
>outside of Canyonlands National Park. I don't remember what state it
was
>that
>had the bright idea of dumping the stuff in a national park, but I do
>remember
>that the officials there just couldn't get why we cared about having
their
>radioactive waste trucked through our home and dumped in our backyard.
>
>Sorry, I didn't want to get involved in a pissing match, just trying to
>bring
>in the perspective of someone from a state that gets constantly dumped
on.
>I'm not anti-nuclear, just remember that these plants do produce waste
that
>has to go somewhere, and dropping it off in the West isn't appreciated.
>
>And to think... a couple of days ago someone mentioned that the list
has
>been
>really quiet lately :-).
>
>--
>Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
>his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
>hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
>
>.
>.
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