This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Monday 28 March 2022
People Split on Nuclear?
The recent UK enthusiasm for developing nuclear power, appears to have largely ignored the problem of disposing of nuclear waste (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/28/push-for-new-uk-nuclear-plants-lacks-facility-for-toxic-waste-say-experts). The UK is no nearer finding a permanent site for the underground storage of hazardous 'spent fuel'. Unremarkably, people have not generally proved enthusiastic about having radioactive material secreted in the rocks under locations where they live. The underground storage of hazardous 'spent fuel' is a problem experts reckon will cost in excess of £130bn. Yet another bill that future generations will have to pick up?
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