However, on the consumer safety issue of recycled radioactive metals, Gore did not answer the survey question. Oak Ridge site to recycle radioactive nickel. The DOE has backed away from the nickel recycling proposal, at least temporarily. However, by not taking action on the broader issue of radioactive metal recycling, the federal government is de facto allowing more than 100,000 tons of radioactively contaminated metal to be recycled into consumer products without any method to track where it goes and what is made from it. The remaining three candidates did not answer the survey questions on nuclear power.
Voters deserve better and the democratic process demands it.