Toxic Assets - Nuclear this time

According to the NY Times, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency is considering "...whether a site in Utah that is licensed to accept only the mildest category of radioactive waste, called Class A, could accept far more potent materials, known as Class B and C wastes, by blending the three together." 

This is eerily reminiscent of the solution Wall Street came up with for disposing of their toxic financial assets. 

The fact is that radiation risk does not go away when you dilute highly radioactive material. The act of diluting highly radioactive material with less radioactive material only increases the radioactivity of a large volume of less radioactive material. 

"Pennsylvania, with nine operating reactors and no place to put the wastes, supports the company's request. Utah opposes it, arguing it violates the premise under which the site was licensed."

It is not surprising that the people trying to get rid of their toxic radioactive assets favor this plan, while those on the receiving end oppose it. 

This is yet another attempt by corporations to avoid compliance with safety regulations intended to protect the American public. We shouldn't allow corporations to put our health at risk by burying their toxic radioactive assets in shallow trenches.