Two-thirds of the nation’s high-level nuclear waste is
stored at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south-central Washington State, some
in tanks designed and built in 1944. Federal
and state officials now admit that at least six of the tanks are leaking. Taking his cue from Department of Energy
officials, Washington Governor Jay Inslee says that the leaks pose no imminent danger
to the public. Hanford's tanks hold some
53 million gallons of highly radioactive waste and many of those tanks are known to
have leaked in the past; an estimated 1 million gallons of radioactive liquid
has already leaked there.
COMMENTS:
“No imminent danger?”
This from the same government that denied allegations that leaking
radioactivity from nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site was causing radiation
in milk as far away as Kansas and Nebraska, and then spent millions in
compensation payments to children with cancer and leukemia? This is very serious stuff and I do not
believe their downplay of the danger for one minute. There is a river nearby that feeds three
significant cities downstream; they say they have monitoring wells in the area,
but how close and how deep? If these
tanks have been leaking for some period of time without detection, as they
obviously have, how do we know how effective the well-monitoring plan really
is?
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. What’s your opinion on the legalization of Internet
gambling in Nevada? (Gus ~ Barstow, CA)
A. I worked in the Nevada gaming industry in various
management positions for 30+ years. When
I started, Nevada was the only state where gambling was legal. For many people, gambling becomes an
addiction and they become burdens on society; the only way they can survive is to get away from it, to isolate
themselves. I think the proliferation of
gambling in general is wrong and this latest news confirms that the industry is
filled with greed and lacks social responsibility.
Q. That was a horrible tragedy at the NASCAR Race in Daytona [yesterday]. Isn't it about time they ban those races? (Thelma ~ Pasco, WA)
A. Oh, and they should ban football, soccer, boxing, and guns, I suppose. How about bananas? If you slip on a peel, you could kill yourself. Why don't you left-wing ninny-nannies all get on The Triumph and take a one-way cruise to nowhere?
Q. There now seems to be a move on to get rid of traffic
cameras, thank God. I’ve always
suspected what they were for. (Luina ~
Casa Grande, AZ)
A. They were billed as being there to help sort out traffic
accidents and to improve traffic flow, and local governments insisted they
would not be used to issue traffic tickets, but that is what has been going
on. It’s a “Big Brother” syndrome and
they should be emasculated; it’s okay to have them for their intended use, but
cannot be used to issue tickets.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Perhaps most ridiculous of all is the suggestion that we
'keep' our radioactive garbage for the use of our descendants. This 'solution',
I think, requires an immediate poll of the next 20,000 generations.” ~ David R.
Brower
TODAY’S VIDEO: (The single most important clip of our time)
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