Fellow engineers, how does one even MARK THE SITE, much less keep a site safe from human curiosity for 10K to 100K years? I can't even keep the neighbor kids from skateboarding on my sidewalk. Looks pretty hopeless, to me.... --Bob: normally the positive, upbeat one... Russell McMahon wrote: >In court haggling over how long proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca >Mountain has to be designed to be safe for. > >EPA set 10,000 year limit >National Academy of Science set 100,000 year limit. >Radioactive danger lifetime is > 100,000 years. > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/23/opinion/23mon1.html?th=&pagewanted=print&position= > >New York times site. > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > -- Note: Attachments must be sent to attach@engineer.cotse.net, and MAY delay replies to this message. 520-219-2363 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu