Calculations Quote by David R. Brower

“There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so, just to be on the safe side and to simplify matters, I base my calculations on the worst one and that's plutonium.”

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Once we open the door to the plutonium economy, we expose ourselves to absolutely terrible, horrifying risks from these people.

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