tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310535410154673578.post3500979689763566360..comments2024-03-18T18:23:58.356+01:00Comments on Atom Watch: Energy Solutions fight back against nuclear waste protestAlexandra Prokopenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13558622592614895887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310535410154673578.post-15562450306831591482009-12-28T03:03:35.824+01:002009-12-28T03:03:35.824+01:00"As one of the members of the Utah Radiation ..."As one of the members of the Utah Radiation Control Board"<br /><br />Hey, look. Internet Tough Guy (TM) credentials.<br /><br />If you are, use your name.<br /><br />"I can ... tell you that we are looking at the technical data..."<br /><br />If you are, express your actual concern; how would you go about disposing of the U238?<br /><br />Politics is not just winning an argument you should probably lose anyway; it's, ideally, for creating solutions through policy discussion.Fordihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551520726995507010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310535410154673578.post-8326317081881024192009-12-23T01:16:50.604+01:002009-12-23T01:16:50.604+01:00Of course as I said earlier, depleted uranium shou...Of course as I said earlier, depleted uranium should be treated as a future fuel, not a waste product. <br /><br />If one does decide to dispose of it, yes it is a heavy metal and must be treated with care. However, our society has to manage wastes that contain arsenic and mercury which are toxic and have no half-life (i.e., they last forever). I can only hope that yous and similar regulatory authorities will use a comparative risk yardstick when evaluating proposals.rsmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665261048706436616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310535410154673578.post-84023386354507632002009-12-22T05:38:04.672+01:002009-12-22T05:38:04.672+01:00As one of the members of the Utah Radiation Contro...As one of the members of the Utah Radiation Control Board, I can categorically tell you that we are looking at the technical data on depleted uranium that is proposed to be disposed of here. Yes, it's dangerous in the future, and our charge is to protect the citizens in the future. Energy Solutions' denial of this in exchange for profit shows that they do not have any real concern for the citizens here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com