‘Man is only a reed, the most frail of nature, but a reed that thinks. It is not the case that the whole universe is armed to annihilate him; a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him...However, even when the universe would crush him, man would be, nevertheless, ever more noble than that which kills him, because he knows about death, and the superiority that the universe has over him, while the universe knows nothing.’ ~ Blaise Pascal
"The timescales over which some wastes remain hazardous - toxic chemicals and long lived radioactive wastes - extend well beyond the lifespans of current generations, - many thousands of years. Hence there is an ethical requirement to be concerned about the long term management of such wastes to ensure, to the extent reasonable, that future generations and their environment will not be harmed by wastes that we generate". -Dr. Colin J. Allan Dr. and Paul J. Fehrenbach
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Excert from: IS SAFE KEEPING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE PREFERABLE TO DISPOSAL? THE IMPORTANCE OF SEMANTICS
"If the day were to ever come when the Bruce became the recipient of all of Canada's spent fuel, it would be catastrophic, This community would truly have to embrace not only the generation of nuclear power, but the storage of all of its waste as well because all other economic efforts such as tourism, or the development of agriculturally related industries at the BEC such as a meat killing processing plant or greenhouses would be destroyed - no one is going to want meat that is processed next to a megasize spent fuel facilty - proven safety record or no. (emphasis added) Would familes vacation at Inverhuron Park campground if a large spentfuel storage facility were next door?" - Marie Wildson -2005 Editorial Kincardine News -
In 2007 Marie accepted a public relations job with the Nuclear Waste Management which is seeking to sell the concept of a nuclear dumpt to some rural Canadian community other than Kincardine.
Preface
The intent of this book is to provide a personal account of events, either real or imagined, that have occurred throughout my life and which have lead to my current state of Nuclear-phobia. In particular, I chronicle my recent involvement as a member of council for South Bruce, a muncipality that is one of 21 across Canada currently competing in the search by the nuclear industry for an *informed and willing community. Such an honour carries the distinction of being home to a deep geological repository (dgr) where millions of highly radioactive fuel rods, discarded from Canada's nuclear power plants, would be transported to and buried.. It should also be noted that in winning the Olympic size burial grounds, the industry estimates up to $24 billion will be invested in that community. This includes a world class top side museum or as they call it : The Centre of Nuclear Excellance. Here the folks who brought notoriety to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and, most recently Fuikishima will be showcased for their exemplary work in the nuclear induistry. It will surley be a boon to local tourism!
It is an astonishing plan and one that has never been undertaken anywhere in the world. And if it occurs it will put in place, 600 metres below the Great Lakes basin, nuclear waste so deadly it has a shelf life of over 10,000 years! Future generations, if there are any, or indeed visitors from another planet need not worry about accidently digging up this shit becuase the industry is working on a super delux No Trespassing or Go Away There is Nothing Buried Here sign, that will be placed at the site entry point when it is corked.
*Currently the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) which represents the industry in this bizarre quest, works on the assumption that it has a mandate from all Canadians to put in place the single site burial plan, which has been dubbed with the rather fuzzy title: Adaptive Phased Management (APM). And as an essential part of this scheme it has recruited 21 communities across Canada who are bidding to win honours to the Olympic scale dump. To do this, they must, as a community, inform themeselves as to what this means to have this dump located in their backyard and prove beyond a reasonable doubt to the NWMO that they are quite happy with the whole idea and have adopted a CANDU attitude
