Re: "Reprocessing - nuclear waste- lunar" Why not here?

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

Howard,

    In case you have not already noticed, rationality has never played a

major role in the formulation of our nuclear waste policies. Perhaps we

should shoot these wastes to the sun instead of the moon. That way people in

the program would not have to work at night :-)





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Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:47 PM

Subject: "Reprocessing - nuclear waste- lunar" Why not here?





> Dear HPs,

> Sandy Perle's Nuclear News list, <sandyfl@earthlink.net> has

> "Once deposited on the moon, nuclear materials would be of potential

> value-.

> Retrieval, reuse, even reprocessing of the nuclear material can enhance

> both lunar operationsand further deep space commerce.- This material is

> a political liability today and a resource tomorrow." Gormley told

> SPACE.com That is Sherwin Gormly Env Engineer with Tetra Tech E M Inc

> Reno NV.

>

> Exactly. Why not do it here, organizing Yucca Mtn repository for benefit

> of later reuse,

> now that we are demonstrating benefit from <25 cGy acute and 200

> cGy/year?

> Howard Long

>

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