Show The Utah Statesman c — Nuke waste is 'controlled' Koldit (continued from page 27) ''H v'hrn ' nuclear waste permit Vxe of human contamination or radiation M sickness m the Id vears of the at the tool of the Harz Mountains about seven miles from ihe As time passes researchers sav the salt's plastic qualities will cause it to close in on the drums and seal the caverns tight Ihe containers will lie emtieddrd in salt roc k lavt (Irruun tar from a East similar (crinan salt taulitv jioragr Al the outskirts ot this small village gralfm on a vsall mark the vav — "no atomic vsaste in " sse "forever Medium level waste with a hot span of some b()0 vears is packed in steel and concrete containers weighing from six u d'i tons ami is concentrated in a sealed oft area monitored bv a teirv ision amrra llighlv radioactive waste such as reactor core elements that cannot fe reeve led ire not stored at Asse but Koldit and other v lentists sav that thev too tan le handled Wearing a hard hat and crank die sightseer is not ten in an whisurd down elevator where he mounts an salt dust open cart coated with while 1 c to the nr a twisting irvt to laverns have More than levels been blasted out on Ihe the shallowest lt()c)fert 1H0 alioiit cavern is average feet long l’d feet wide with a 1 1 1 1 here I ests under simulated conditions "have shown that no natural constraints exist that iriling The bulk (it the drums in 'he mine hold loss lev el would limit the use of rot k salt for the disjxisal of wastes” according to a paper bv project leaders published in mtrrdisc iplmarv science rev lews A lengthy protrss of consultations fietween state and federal authorities public hearings and a variety of approval protedures will have to run its course fiefore more nuclear waste can le introduced here or liefore construction can liegin on the facility at CJorleben Police and demonstrators clashed in several blotxfv Tights at the (iorleben site in the late 1970's and the nation's antinuclear forces appear as strong as ever rublier glm es metal containers plastic liottles garbage bags svringes and other tools of research mediral treatment and giwer genera lion that have leen rendered waste — radioactive stav "hot" for vrars (iraupner savs the lavrrs o! salt the distance from the source of radiation and the scaled containers themselves some lined with concrete shield workers 1 hev will about ItH) harm and visitors from t prcet border and not "1 he savs there hasn't leen a single case expired ix Friday October 2 the legal limit of radiation for workers here is 50KI millirenis a vear but people who work here all dav show about jiercent of law sav s 1 that WMif? IF ALL YOU WANT FROM CHURCH IS HELL FIRE AND BRIMSTONE BURN THIS AD Hell fire and brimstone you won't find in the Episcopal Church But if it s warm fellowship and the love ot a forgiving and understanding God you want join us in worship this Sunday St John’s Episcopal Church 85 E 100 t tO'tflc ‘))o ft t iLTi t tit ntUUUli fH tc ftocettet) f f-- - -- f- t -- N Logan UT r - kUUiiLilulJ JZ V£ttl4l if'tt n j 7cU4 taunts 4( i wAx in frit - Imtt Oie v iXiJ fAcaWyS 5 vjL rtfartyshtum K — rto ntJ-1 ft tt -- axce 3nci m Loyan ux riynt ti-- Adrxihy-- I in han Cunne maett Vvvb m Krfchn bty th CJitfe fnruLy I'mnfnd in d cu trwf 1 ur rni -- res i j ! V C - X 4 i ix' ’ 4 -- - X if I r 'x 41 X - j t - I 4 cicwcxiT HXfr 7 Vr X' X ( Ot iJiqt trdj s4 ‘ r s4- - 4 'sn-a- f--4 i Oft s ttaL rJnducM (’aftnny eez j Am' nwv rrt(44geicyWt f'nnr-kXc41t- tt4 tsw ricif r 4Cuf ( c CV- -- 4 1 Vae — —’ rttr T ZiZijVX uts rttii V' (Jiao 7TTTTTT TJ1 II LI LI mr A WW ftw-- i 1981 Page 33 |