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Nature 440, 987-989 (20 April 2006) | doi:10.1038/440987a; Published online 19 April 2006
Nuclear waste: Chernobyl and the future: Forward planning
Geoff Brumfiel1
- Geoff Brumfiel is Nature's Washington physical sciences correspondent.
Abstract
The global future of nuclear power may rest in large part on local politics, reports Geoff Brumfiel.
Like 83% of the state of Nevada, the land to your right as you head up from Las Vegas towards Reno is owned by the federal government. A military airstrip for unmanned aerial vehicles and a nuclear-weapons test range stretch into the distance; enormous concrete tubes that once held MX missiles lie baking in the sun.
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