The WIPP site is a place to store radio-active Transuranic waste so that is can decay safely. Transuranic waste is known as materials mixed with U-233, nuclei's with an atomic number greater than 92, and isotopes of plutonium. This waste is a result of nuclear energy and, when it is inhaled or ingested can result in serious health hazards. It has an extremely long half-life, which means it will take hundreds of thousand years to completely decay. Which means it posses a threat to the health of everyone on the earth now and for future generations. There are storage devices to hold in the radioactivity but, there are no garantees that they will stay sealed. I think that nuclear energy is a good idea because it is a solution to the energy problem. I am cautious of creating too much energy because, we have not created a way to get rid of the waste very effectively, but we shouldn't just abandon this method, we should discover more about it so we can be sure it that we are not just creating another problem for the future. I think for now storage the Transuranic waste is okay but, we need to be careful of the future so that we know what we are getting ourselves into.
http://www.wipp.energy.gov/library/pioneering/LongRoad1.pdf
http://sheff.caeds.eng.uml.edu/hazwaste/sciadone/transura.htm
http://www.wipp.energy.gov/Photo_Gallery_Images/CH_photos/CH3.jpg
http://www.wipp.energy.gov/Photo_Gallery_Images/Photos/Sunrise%202.jpg
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