Radioactive Waste: YES, TEXANS-IT MIGRATES!

I have continued to study the proposed radioactive waste landfill in Andrews, Tx, and marvel at support from the Andrews community, which seeks jobs, a boost to its economy, and a meaningful service project for Andrews. In other words, these fine folks feel their barren land is a perfect home for radioactive waste, which after all has to go somewhere! Their welcome mat is apparently laid down and out...
After reading a long Nuclear Regulatory Commission report on waste storage, I know one thing: This site is not safe. How do I know? The Commission makes these points:

1. Much-that is MUCH-is yet unknown about how nuclear waste migrates and why it migrates.
2. Waste migrates in moisture, in water, and in nano-particles in soil.
3. Some particles in soil actually attract waste, bind with it, and cause the waste to spread very quickly.
4.Waste disposal areas are, especially in the Andrews case, very large and definitely contain numerous kinds of soil and chemical particles. There is no way to say an area is "all clay," or has "no this -or-that." Earth is a mixture of things that block waste and things that facilitate movement of waste. That's just the way nature is. People who say a site is miraculously safe because of its "geology" are selling a scenario that can't be so. Some factors within a given site may be positive for disposal purposes, but be assured all are not!
5. The life of radioactive waste is thousands of years, for sure-maybe a lot longer. (The second article I read this morning said MILLIONS-so take your pick.)
6. When leakage and damage occurs, clean up is extremely expensive.
This is not news, and I believe we all agree on that point.

SO, here's my take. Eventually something will go wrong at the Andrews disposal site. The state of Texas will have to pay for damages after 20 years, when problems will most likely occur. Meanwhile radioactive waste-low level, high level-the facility is licensed for all three classes-will be trucked on DFW freeways constantly. Will the truck that causes the next wreck on a Dallas freeway spew its radioactive load to blow across your community or mine? A little rain...and our soil might as well be Andrews, Tx.

Texans, we are just not thinking clearly about our future! Dollars for Andrews does not equal safety for Dallas or I 20 across Texas. Speak up now-while you can.