On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, wouter van ooijen wrote:

> > 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.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: it will always come down to 
trust. You can chase these arguments round and round but ultimately it 
always boils down to the same thing.

Regards
Sergio
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