floofloof to OntarioEnglish · 2 months agoAn Ontario farm town will vote in October on whether to become Canada's largest nuclear dumpwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkAn Ontario farm town will vote in October on whether to become Canada's largest nuclear dumpwww.cbc.cafloofloof to OntarioEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarenbaileylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months ago 600 metres below the countryside It’s to be stored in bedrock more than half a kilometre down, sealed in an impermeable polymer. It’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than oil/gas which store their waste in your lungs.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoNearly every old gas station leaves behind a polluted property that someone else will be on the hook for if they want the land.
It’s to be stored in bedrock more than half a kilometre down, sealed in an impermeable polymer.
It’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than oil/gas which store their waste in your lungs.
Nearly every old gas station leaves behind a polluted property that someone else will be on the hook for if they want the land.