NUCLEAR WASTE 2 Dec 2003 revised Feb 2006

The total volume of long term waste produced since 1954 is a mere 10 metre cube.

The minor technical problem of nuclear waste has been exaggerated by political greens as part of a campaign to deny the economic benefit of nuclear power to the western world.

James Lovelock, who was recently made a Companion of Honour for his work on the environment, has pointed out that there is no reason why nuclear waste should not be disposed of in the deep subducting regions of the ocean where tectonic forces draw all deposits down into the magma. The French solution is to recycle their waste in other reactors.

President Bush intends to deposit his nuclear waste in the wilds of Nevada. Nevada's Greens cried "NIMBY" with little effect because residents of the neighbouring state of Utah asked Bush to have the depository in one of their deserts. The Utah residents realised that the depository would bring considerable employment whilst there is absolutely no danger whatsoever to humans or the environment.

In the UK, information on technical solutions to the problem of nuclear waste are obtainable from U.K. NIREX, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0RH or at www.nirex.co.uk

Australian sheep farmers with thousands of acres would readily accept rent for a couple of acres, particularly when one realises that a properly designed nuclear waste depository could provide heat and electricity more cheaply and safely than a wind generator.

In 2005 the Australian prime minister confirmed that Australia would accept nuclear waste from countries overseas

There is no need to lose sleep over the small amount of nuclear residues. On the other hand, anyone living in Cornwall, he should be worried about the millions of tons of rock in Cornwall (and also in other places like Aberdeen and South West Ireland) that cause fatalities from the Radon that seeps from these rocks as a result of the decomposition of the uranium that was created by God aeons ago. The National Radiological Service lists the areas where these risks are greatest and for ways of mitigating the effects.