Germany has been looking for 30 yrs. for a nuke waste site

[ensho]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,672147,00.html#ref=nlint


Germany's Endless Search for a Nuclear Waste Dump


Germany has been looking for a permanent storage site for its nuclear waste for over 30 years. The history of the Gorleben salt dome, a potential nuclear repository, is one full of deception and political maneuvering. And if opponents to the plans have their way, the search might even have to start again from scratch.

-a four page history of the search snip-
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no more nuke plants

[havocmom]

1. Did you set your stopwatch?

Usually takes a long time on subjects like 'wadda we do with the wastes'? ;)

[ensho]

2. I'm not holding my breath

nt

[havocmom]

3. Your continued efforts to bring stories showing the problem is appreciated

Very much appreciated!

[wtmusic]

4. The biggest risk of a nuclear leak is due to: earthquakes? war? No, activists.

Link in OP:

"In politics, there are abstract risks and very real dangers. The fear of earthquakes or an invasion by the East German National People's Army is relatively abstract. But protests at several salt dome sites, on the other hand, represented a very real danger. Albrecht sensed that the fight over a radioactive waste storage site would be "much more contentious" than the controversy over "any nuclear power plant." He clearly outlined the risks in his draft bill: "The nature and size of the potential deployment area, the unpredictable duration of the expected demonstrations and the predictable, extremely determined, methodical and violent actions of nationally coordinated radical groups will require a police operation on an unprecedented scale."

[Javaman]

5. The Nuclear Industries motto...

"Burying nuclear waste so future generations have to worry about it!" Followed by a big thumbs up. :)