a million times more concentrated than coal, and that follows through to quantity of waste product) and there is no practical reason why the waste cannot be buried deep in the ground (some old mine shafts might be suitable, or create one under an existing uranium mine) where it will stay until it cools. I am not advocating nuclear power as the best answer, only pointing out that the waste disposal issue is solvable, and the rest is economics. Commenter Bob Location WA Date and time November 29, 2010, 9:22AM A note for TMD and others: I suggest you buy a Geiger counter or radioactivity meter and have a look around your own back yard. Be prepared for some surprises. A high-ranking Australian embassy official had a secret affair with a Vietnamese spy colonel accused of receiving up to $20 million in suspected bribes from a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Police are investigating a string of top Australian horse-racing figures, including champion jockey Danny Nikolic (pictured), for alleged race fixing in what is shaping as the biggest corruption scandal to hit the sport in decades.