I’m no engineer, but 33 feet does not seem like a deep enough hole to be pushing a bunch of radioactive debris into. seems shortsighted…
Its the US military. I cant name a time where “shortsighted” doesnt describe them
So there was this carefully selected place called Yucca mountain where radioactive waste could be safely stored for a million years without concerns like this. However, due to public opposition we dont use it, and instead theres just kind of… Nowhere good to go. That doesnt solve this problem, pretty sure this issue predates Yucca, but if you want to see the kind of engineering solution that should be used then Yucca mountain is a great example.
Military were warned to not test nukes in the west because prevailing west winds would carry fallout to the eastern states. They should have been testing on the east coast.
Military: nah.
5 stars on Google Maps, marked “good for kids”
Yeah, but it also says 30 to 60 minute wait, that’s a deal breaker for my family.
