At that time a senator who was on the Joint Committee of Atomic Energy said rather quietly, 'You know, we're having a little problem with waste these days.' I didn't know what he meant then, but I know now. David R. Brower atomiccommitteeday share on social
We tried burying the waste at sea and the concrete cannisters that held it cracked open. David R. Brower burycannisterconcrete Change image and share on social
I will say this, - though: If it is true that fusion will put unlimited amounts of energy into our hands, then I'm worried. Our record on this score is extremely poor. David R. Brower amountenergyextremely Change image and share on social
When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle. David R. Brower handlepeoplerealistic Change image and share on social
What happens when the guy who runs the reactor gets out of bed wrong or decides, for some reason, that he wants to override his instruction sheet some afternoon? David R. Brower afternoonbeddecide Change image and share on social
Some otherwise sane scientists have seriously proposed that we tuck this deadly garbage under the edges of drifting continents but how can they be sure the moving land masses will climb over the waste and not just push it forward? David R. Brower climbcontinentdeadly share on social
It's like turning the space program over to the Long Island Railroad. David R. Brower islandlongprogram Change image and share on social
I don't think we have very good records about what they were thinking except, as I pointed out earlier today, that they did invent our political system. David R. Brower earlygoodinvent Change image and share on social
We've pumped waste into cavities in solid rock and found that it spread through the rock. David R. Brower cavityfindhave Change image and share on social
Yet another proposal would have us rocket the waste into the sun, but, as you're probably aware, about one in ten of our space shots doesn't quite make it out of the earth's gravitational field. David R. Brower awareearthfield Change image and share on social
