Tennessee to be the proud owner of 1000 tons of German Radioactive Waste (Oak Ridge: law)

[CMK10]

Tennessee To Be the Proud Owner of 1000 Tons of Radioactive German Waste (http://gizmodo.com/5813520/tennessee-to-be-the-proud-owner-of-1000-tons-of-radioactive-german-waste - broken link)

[hiknapster]

Wow. "Proud owner," "tornado-ravaged state of Tennessee." Hyperbole much?

News flash. Oak Ridge stores and/or incinerates uranium. This is not new.

When the company spokesman said, "There's more (radioactive) tritium in the atmosphere from cosmic rays from the sun than what we'd ever emit from there" and was called a super-villain. That's not too biased, is it? Oh, wait. It's Gizmodo. They were recently hyping up a Tennessee law created to draw attention to the lawmaker and not ever going to gain traction or change anything.

Looks like they are the equivalent of The Weekly World News. Too bad. They use to cover tech news but since their "redesign" they have lost a lot of readers.

But seriously, that is what Energy Solutions does. They own nuclear waste landfills in Utah and South Carolina. EnergySolutions has treated low-level radioactive waste, such as X-ray equipment, medical waste or contaminated clothing and mops from nuclear plants for American businesses and the government at Oak Ridge since the facility opened more than 20 years ago.

[CMK10]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Wow. "Proud owner," "tornado-ravaged state of Tennessee." Hyperbole much?

News flash. Oak Ridge stores and/or incinerates uranium. This is not new.

When the company spokesman said, "There's more (radioactive) tritium in the atmosphere from cosmic rays from the sun than what we'd ever emit from there" and was called a super-villain. That's not too biased, is it? Oh, wait. It's Gizmodo. They were recently hyping up a Tennessee law created to draw attention to the lawmaker and not ever going to gain traction or change anything.

Looks like they are the equivalent of The Weekly World News. Too bad. They use to cover tech news but since their "redesign" they have lost a lot of readers.

But seriously, that is what Energy Solutions does. They own nuclear waste landfills in Utah and South Carolina. EnergySolutions has treated low-level radioactive waste, such as X-ray equipment, medical waste or contaminated clothing and mops from nuclear plants for American businesses and the government at Oak Ridge since the facility opened more than 20 years ago.

I just quoted the article. I let them do the editorializing.

Irks me when people link articles and misrepresent the contents with their own spin so I try to copy/paste accurately and let others decide.

And yes, giz's 15mins with the iphone4 leak went to their heads and now it seems they consider themselves "journalists"... (which given the current state of mainstream journalists, I would consider this distinction a downgrade from "blogger".)

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by CMK10

I just quoted the article. I let them do the editorializing.

Irks me when people link articles and misrepresent the contents with their own spin so I try to copy/paste accurately and let others decide.

And yes, giz's 15mins with the iphone4 leak went to their heads and now it seems they consider themselves "journalists"... (which given the current state of mainstream journalists, I would consider this distinction a downgrade from "blogger".)

I agree. I didn't think it was your opinion. But I'm appalled at how low they are now sinking. The other articles on there were just as bad. It looks like they are now at the gossip rag level.

By the way, I'm a journalist. Well, reporter sounds much less pretentious.

[CMK10]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I agree. I didn't think it was your opinion. But I'm appalled at how low they are now sinking. The other articles on there were just as bad. It looks like they are now at the gossip rag level.

By the way, I'm a journalist. Well, reporter sounds much less pretentious.

It must drive you bananas reading the drivel nowadays.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by CMK10

It must drive you bananas reading the drivel nowadays.

Yes, it does. Most of it anyway. There are still some real publications with excellent writers but the business is not the same as it was 20, even 15, years ago. Writers use to be very well paid but Big Business took over most news outlets and competition was sliced due to deregulation and cutbacks. And this was long before the internet. We could see this stuff coming down the pike in the mid-80s.

Now writers are a dime a dozen. Anyone with internet access is a writer and an expert. And the line between fact and fiction has mostly disappeared and sensationalism reigns supreme. People get most of their news and history from propaganda, shock jocks, urban legend e-mails and conspiracy theory websites.

To get this back on track, yes Oak Ridge stores uranium. As I've said in other threads, that sort of stuff can freak you out. I know it scared the you-know-what out of me. But unfortunately there is no place safe in this country. We have done a thorough job of raping and pillaging the land. But right now terrorists may be plotting to wreak biochemical havoc on Iowa, for all we know.

But to be honest I think it is less of a hazard sitting in Oak Ridge than it is while being transported. That's a bit scary but once again, nothing can be done about it.

[CMK10]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Yes, it does. Most of it anyway. There are still some real publications with excellent writers but the business is not the same as it was 20, even 15, years ago. Writers use to be very well paid but Big Business took over most news outlets and competition was sliced due to deregulation and cutbacks. And this was long before the internet. We could see this stuff coming down the pike in the mid-80s.

Now writers are a dime a dozen. Anyone with internet access is a writer and an expert. And the line between fact and fiction has mostly disappeared and sensationalism reigns supreme. People get most of their news and history from propaganda, shock jocks, urban legend e-mails and conspiracy theory websites.

To get this back on track, yes Oak Ridge stores uranium. As I've said in other threads, that sort of stuff can freak you out. I know it scared the you-know-what out of me. But unfortunately there is no place safe in this country. We have done a thorough job of raping and pillaging the land. But right now terrorists may be plotting to wreak biochemical havoc on Iowa, for all we know.

But to be honest I think it is less of a hazard sitting in Oak Ridge than it is while being transported. That's a bit scary but once again, nothing can be done about it.

Seeing as this is my thread, I believe I'm ok to derail it a bit. I'm interested in your comment about deregulation hindering competition. Generally speaking, deregulation has the exact opposite on real competition.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by CMK10

Seeing as this is my thread, I believe I'm ok to derail it a bit. I'm interested in your comment about deregulation hindering competition. Generally speaking, deregulation has the exact opposite on real competition.

Actually, in this instance I was referring to monopolies taking over an area's news organizations. Previously, competition was encouraged. I believe Rupert Murdoch really started that ball rolling. But this has nothing to do with Tennessee and your thread or not it can get sent off to some part of city-data that I prefer not to participate.

[CMK10]

Hope I didn't offend you. Genuinely curious sans judgement.