Re: GEOLOGISTS LEARNING URANIUM CONTAINMENT FROM NATURE

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@MEDIAONE.NET>]

Amen, Jerry!  Seems exactly the SAME to do rad health effects "research!"

:-)



Regards, Jim

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> BEEN THERE , DONE THAT!

> Several years ago, various studies were performed that compared the

> relative hazard of a hypothetical underground nuclear waste repositiry with

> that of natural uranium ore formations. Generally these studies indicated

> that the repository would pose a relatively lower risk than the ore body.

> One such study that I conducted was sponsored by DOE/Yucca Mtn. project.

> To make a long story short, the study revealed that: [1] The radionuclides

> in the spent fuel/waste were significantly less available for dissolution,

> release, and migration to the environment than those in natural U ore,

> [2] within a few centuries, the hazard index (inherent radiotoxicity) of

> the waste became less that of an equivalent quantity of uranium ore and [3]

> in the overall scheme of things, the repository would not pose much of a

> problem to the environment or to public health.

>

> Of course, these conclusions were clearly the WRONG answer, since everyone

> knows what a horrendous threat nuclear waste is. Accordingly, the results

> were ignored and the study was terminated. Lesson learned: if you want to

> succeed in government sponsored research, you would do well to find out

> what the right answer is before you begin the study.



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