Yucca Mountain in Nevada seems like a reasonable place to bury the United State's nuclear waste — but only if the volcanoes there remain dormant. Arguments on that point are about to erupt, reports Colin Macilwain.
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Macilwain, C. Out of sight, out of mind?. Nature 412, 850–852 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35091156
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