> We wouldn't. The point is that the above example shows that 
> for the given conditions that natural reactor was exposed to 
> the granite, sandstone and clays do a good job at keeping the 
> plutonium and other wastes in place. You can then use that 
> knowledge, and other geological knowledge, to make sure that 
> a proposed dump will be exposed to similar conditions.

I disagree. You are confusing correlation with cause-and-effect. Without
much much more proof (much more than 1 non-random sample) I do not trust
anyone to correctly identify the factors that made this site stable. Not
for anything as important as dumping spent fuel.

Wouter van Ooijen

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