10,000 year test
Description
It is the most dangerous substance on earth, with a life span of over 10,000 years. The US Government wants to bury it under a mountain in Nevada. But can America's nuclear waste remain undisturbed for this amount of time? The answer now lies in the hands of 2,000 scientists. The fact is, can we trust these predictions? Or is it a matter of having to?
Runtime
50 min
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Geography
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Date of Publication
1990
Database
Alexander Street
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