Comments on: Guest Blogger: Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN) Responds http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/06/guest-blogger-congressman-bart-gordon-d-tn-responds/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:24:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: R. Fred, Midlothian, http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/06/guest-blogger-congressman-bart-gordon-d-tn-responds/#comment-67705 R. Fred, Midlothian, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:47:16 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19396#comment-67705 For those of us who have little knowledge of Nuclear Waste Disposal; 1. Can Nuclear waste be effectively and safely disposed of and how long does it take for process to happen i.e. safely neutralized 2. Does the US have adequate facilities to do this for us and for others and for how long? 3. What is our incentive to do this i.e. dispose of Nuclear waste for others? 4. Long Haul; can Nuclear Waste be recycled for secondary uses? Just curious. For those of us who have little knowledge of Nuclear Waste Disposal;

1. Can Nuclear waste be effectively and safely disposed of and how long does it take for process to happen i.e. safely neutralized

2. Does the US have adequate facilities to do this for us and for others and for how long?

3. What is our incentive to do this i.e. dispose of Nuclear waste for others?

4. Long Haul; can Nuclear Waste be recycled for secondary uses?

Just curious.

]]> By: Nicolai Alatzas http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/06/guest-blogger-congressman-bart-gordon-d-tn-responds/#comment-66692 Nicolai Alatzas Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:24:45 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19396#comment-66692 Thanks for the clarification - Rep. Bart Gordon However should it be implied that policy you are supporting is utilizing contracts for taking waste from Italy and Brazil to support more Nuclear Waste Repositories being constructed in the US for our own use? Is this some how tied to Westinghouse's proposed plans for AP1000 nuclear power plants here in the US? Or are these facilities only used for low level radiation? Nuclear proponents may want to take a look at the new plants I believe the first to be coming online in China in 2010. These plants no longer rely on combustion engines and pumps to deliver the coolant to keep the reactor from melting down. <a href="http://www.ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com/</a> Thanks for the clarification – Rep. Bart Gordon

However should it be implied that policy you are supporting is utilizing contracts for taking waste from Italy and Brazil to support more Nuclear Waste Repositories being constructed in the US for our own use?

Is this some how tied to Westinghouse's proposed plans for AP1000 nuclear power plants here in the US? Or are these facilities only used for low level radiation?

Nuclear proponents may want to take a look at the new plants I believe the first to be coming online in China in 2010. These plants no longer rely on combustion engines and pumps to deliver the coolant to keep the reactor from melting down.
http://www.ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com/

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