RARELY does something arise in American science politics that engages politicians at every level, from small-town mayors up to the President and Congress. Strange indeed that it would revolve around a gigantic hole in the ground in a remote part of the Nevada desert. But it’s what is destined to go into that hole that has everyone running about like headless chickens.
Nuclear waste has come home to roost…finally. It’s been years now since the deadline for the US government to start burying it from nuclear power plants. Other nuclear-powered nations have found ways to dispose of their waste, but…
