Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, ensuring the survival of the ruling coalition and a civilian nuclear deal with the US. Under the accord, India, which has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, would gain access to US civilian nuclear technology and fuel.
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Arun Gandhi is so right when it comes to the Waste. They are so many places around the world that are fight the larger cleanup work to stay on top of the Waste problems. All the cost for clean up India would be better off looking for clear energy.
Here a list of cost Major Nuclear Sites and Cleanup Projects.
The following is a brief summary of only a few of the DOE nuclear remediation projects as listed in the Paths to Closure report.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Carlsbad, NM
$8.1 billion through 2034
This controversial nuclear waste storage site is the only location in the world designated for long-term storage of transuranic (TRU) nuclear waste generated by defense-related activities. Located 26 miles east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, WIPP project facilities include disposal rooms excavated 2,150 feet underground in an ancient, stable salt formation. TRU waste consists primarily of tools, gloves, clothing, and other such items contaminated with trace amounts of radioactive elements, mostly plutonium. WIPP began actual disposal operations of defense-generated nuclear waste on March 26, 1999.
Idaho Operations Office
$21.4 billion through 2050
Involves cleanup, transport and storage of nuclear waste generated by operations of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), a site covering 890 square miles in a remote desert area in southeastern Idaho. The project involves nine operating areas at INEEL and several facilities in the city of Idaho Falls.
Richland Operations Office
$55.6 billion through 2070
Involves cleanup of the Hanford Site, an area covering 586 sq. miles in southeastern Washington state. The federal government built the world's first full-sized plutonium production plant at Hanford in 1943. Since then, Hanford has been used for a variety of purposes including further plutonium production, chemical processing, waste management and research. In 1944, plutonium from Hanford's first reactor was used in the Trinity test bomb detonated in New Mexico and in the "Fat Man" bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.
Savannah River Operations Office
$36.8 billion through 2070
The Savannah River Site (SRS) was established in 1950 produce special radioactive isotopes for national security purposes and to support research in nuclear medicine, space exploration and commercial applications. Since the end of the Cold War, program emphasis has shifted to environmental cleanup projects including nuclear material stabilization, facility stabilization and deactivation, environmental restoration and waste management.
Oak Ridge Operations Office
$8.9 billion through 2014
Involves sites in Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri. The Oak Ridge Reservation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee has approximately 1,100 acres of unlined radioactive waste burial grounds, inactive tanks, surplus facilities and unlined ponds. As a result, soil, surface water, groundwater, and two major rivers in the area are contaminated. Weapons research facilities were established at the site of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1943 as part of the World War II Manhattan Project. The laboratory’s original mission was to produce and chemically separate the first quantities of plutonium as part of the national effort to produce the atomic bomb.
Good Luck, go green... The reason why Bush is trying to push this deal is because McCain may not be the next President and Barack Obama already stated if elected, I will look at clean Energy for the future…