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Re: a nuclear energy topic

Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 18:44:13 -0600
From: "JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE,
IL 60439" <JLU@HEP.ANL.GOV>
Subject: RE: a nuclear energy topic

Which people in charge say that? Someone "in charge" is pushing
the Los Alamos project. Regards, Jack

Burying spent nuclear fuel underground is the national policy of all
coutries; it was considered "the best possible" solution about ten years
ago. In addition, reprocessing of spent fuel from civilian reactors, as far
as I know, is still illegal in the U.S. (Since 1977, President Carter). Los
Alamos scientists (as well as those from CERN and from JAERI) argue that
what used to be reasonable is no longer "the best possible appraoch". But
they will not be able to accomplish anything without financial and moral
support. The current administration is not promoting new nuclear technology.
Look what happened to IFR (Intergral Fast Reactor); the project was killed
on September 29, 1994. Why?

Ludwik Kowalski