http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org all about nuclear waste and what could be done with it Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:45:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am Saltanat from Kazakhstan, Astana. Today, as a Science and Environment group, we had an important experience, as an interview with the State of Department representative. my question was related to the connection between the media and public opinion. It sounded: "The media has a major role in forming ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/20/saltanats-blogging-about-the-interview-we-had-with-the-state-of-department-representative/ In an interview with a State Department Offical we learned about the US Government's position of Global Warming and Nuclear Power plants. The offical commented about subsidies for alternative energy. But I have to say that this is not nearly enough money to help turn America from coal and oil ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/20/stephanies-blogging-about-a-state-department-interview/ My name is Lena, I come from Belarus. on the twentieth of july our Science and Environment group experienced a teleconference with a State of Department official. we had an opprtunity to ask questions we are interested in. my own personal question was: "How much of global warming is independent from human causes?". ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/20/28/ http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/20/our-question-for-the-youtube-cnn-democratic-debate/ Today my group had a teleconference with a man who works at the State Department. He works on the problem of global warming, which was the other group's topic. However, nuclear power is related to global warming since it is a definite possibility as an alternative energy source, so we ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/20/kelsey-blogging-about-our-interview-with-the-state-department/ The US government’s plan to dispose of nuclear waste is to store it inYucca Mountain. Recycling the waste has been dismissed in the past because it has been cheaper to mine new uranium or to use oil. But as oil prices rise, recycling might become the feasible economic option. Would you ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/19/our-question-to-presidential-candidates/ http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/19/nuclear-power/ Transportation of Nuclear Waste will impact millions of Americans Nevada consultant Dr. Robert Halstead, who's been a transportation adviser to the state of Nevada since 1988, says if you take a map of the U.S. transportation system and mark the locations of nuclear facilities, you get a pretty good idea of potential ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/19/19/ The US moratorium on recycling nuclear waste was lifted by President Reagan, but we still haven’t begun to reprocess any nuclear waste. Oil has been historically cheaper than uranium and there is also public concern about the probability of weapon grade plutonium. Now the price of oil is rising. Would you ... http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/19/18/ http://nuclearwaste.blogs.bftf.org/2007/07/19/15/