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Gigatons CO2 vs. radwaste disposal? - 10/9/2000 - EN



An interesting news story link is supplied below about greenhouse gas removal 
and disposal [sequestration]. Adding Gigatons CO2 in the oceans??Injecting 
gigatons of CO2 underground?  Interesting discussion of the scope of what's 
needed to keep CO2 out of air. Is radwaste disposal from nuclear fuel cycle 
as vast a technical challenge?

These kinds of comparisons of waste disposal needs between nuclear and fossil 
fuel cycles are necessary for the public and decisionmakers to appreciate in 
order that all the various "costs"  [i.e.: externalities in some jargon] of 
alternate fuel cycles are factored into societal decisionmaking.

Stewart Farber
email: radiumproj@cs.com


<<Scientists conspire to put lid on greenhouse gases 

Monday, October 9, 2000
By Associated Press

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory use big words to 
explain their work, words like "terrestrial carbon sequestration" and 
"gigaton." 
Perhaps that's because of the scope of their task: Cleaning up the Earth's 
air is a big job. >>
<A 
HREF="http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2000/10/10092000/ap_greenhouse%20gases_

32099.asp?P=1">Click here: Scientists conspire to put lid on greenhouse gases 
- 10/9/2000 - ENN.com</A>


 
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