I dunno if it is a good idea from a technical point of view but Antarctica has the wonderful property of having no (permanent) residents and thus, unlike Nevada, no NIMBYism to block any disposal site. It just seemed strange to me that the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) specifically forbids this sort of disposal. I agree such a disposal system should be approved and managed by some international body but if not Yuca mountain this seems like the only place that will work even if the transportation problem makes it less than ideal.

As an aside Yuca mountain is a perfect example of the problems of representative government, and I think one of the best real criticisms of the electoral college system. It’s also a perfect illustration of the fact that you must be dishonest or stupid to win the presidency. I mean it’s obviously much riskier to keep the nuclear waste sitting in unsecured pools besides the reactors than it is to deposit it in Yuca mountain but you can bet anything you like that anyone who stood up and said this would lose Nevada.

Maybe there is some way to pay off the people in Nevada to take the waste repository. Ohh and before anyone asks I wouldn’t have any problem living 90 miles from it myself.