http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/158/thomas-backus Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:39:46 -0400 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:39:46 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/212/what-to-do-with-nuclear-waste-the-rise-and-fall-of-yucca-mountain By Thomas Backus - With over 20% of United States power production being of a nuclear nature, and all of this nuclear production generating high-level nuclear waste, the US has already accumulated large quantities of volatile nuclear waste and will only have more in the future (Schneider, 2009). Currently, there are few options for dealing with nuclear waste. Although research and development of storage/remediation methods is ongoing, current waste that has accumulated is stored in sealed casks mostly on-site at the plants at which they are generated. This scattering of radioactive waste throughout the country at... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:46 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/212/what-to-do-with-nuclear-waste-the-rise-and-fall-of-yucca-mountain http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/189/stepping-back-from-the-brink-working-to-stop-and-reverse-the-ecological-damage-caused-by-modern-industry By Thomas Backus - In recent years, it has become clear through scientific investigation and public opinion that the current state of environmental degradation and ongoing damage are a practice that cannot be carried into future generations if mankind wishes to maintain a healthy, habitable planet in which to advance and thrive. Because our ‘methods of damage,’ or ways in which industrial development and human progression have marred our environment, have been an ongoing and multi-faceted process, it only makes sense that the stoppage and reversal of such a process be sustained and multi-faceted as well... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:05 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/189/stepping-back-from-the-brink-working-to-stop-and-reverse-the-ecological-damage-caused-by-modern-industry