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Becoming a responsible ancestor

By Daniel Metlay | January 13, 2025

Aerial view of the crest of Yucca Mountain. Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia under Creative Commons license.

Becoming a responsible ancestor

By Daniel Metlay | January 13, 2025

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Noel Wauchope
Noel Wauchope
30 days ago

Thank you for this very thorough account.
I wonder why, with 13 countries noted in the chart, there’s no mention of Russia, China. India, Japan etc. I wonder how they manage their radioactive trash.

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