tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691437957782049323.post3723467728062360877..comments2023-12-23T12:47:57.967-05:00Comments on Nukes of Hazard: William Hartung on Nuclear Pork Wrapped in an Economic Stimulus BlanketJeff Lindemyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827172650712896629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691437957782049323.post-87640852546792984672009-01-28T14:49:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:49:00.000-05:00"... but how this move stimulates our economy, esp...<I>"... but how this move stimulates our economy, especially in the short-term, seems like a major stretch."</I><BR/><BR/>Yep, no kidding. That sums up everything perfectly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751126555463710280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691437957782049323.post-10303849674299050382009-01-28T14:44:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:44:00.000-05:00Word is that $1 billion of the funds are for intel...Word is that $1 billion of the funds are for intelligence and lab security across all labs, added by Sen. Kyl. I can appreciate the cleanup efforts on their face, but how this move stimulates our economy, especially in the short-term, seems like a major stretch.Jeff Lindemyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827172650712896629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691437957782049323.post-8354960221455074902009-01-28T10:14:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:14:00.000-05:00John Fleck of the Albuquerque Journal has a straig...John Fleck of the <I>Albuquerque Journal</I> has a straightforward post regarding what the $$$ might mean for the labs here in NM.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10411:money-for-the-labs-in-stimulus-bill&catid=18:nm-science&Itemid=31" REL="nofollow"> Money for the Labs in Stimulus Bill?</A><BR/><BR/>From the bill:<BR/><BR/><I>$100 million is included to accelerate clean-up activities at some of the Nation’s early atomic energy facilities. </I><BR/><BR/>And:<BR/><BR/><I>$6.4 billion is directed towards environmental cleanup of former weapon production and energy research sites. These projects will be of limited duration aimed at decreasing the overall site footprint and reducing recurring annual costs. This work will move toward decreasing the footprint at some sites by up to 90%. The footprint reduction will free up these lands for other economic purposes. This funding will not only spur the economy through job creation now, but it will save the tax-payers money in the future by resulting in over $8 billion in life-cycle cost savings. Significantly, the majority of the funding will go out through existing contracts at sites across the country assuring the timely impact of the funding.</I><BR/><BR/>Of course, when I think "cleanup", I think "Hanford", and therefore, "hopeless". But not all of the DOE sites are hopeless.<BR/><BR/>However, the impression I get from this is that some of the funding is directed toward shutting things down as well as environmental analysis/cleanup.<BR/><BR/>Nothing bad about cleaning up these places, so I'm wondering what's so evil about the rest of it? I'd need to see the actual wording in the bill.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree that expansion of the NNSA is a terrible idea. If any of the funding were specifically allocated toward stockpile reduction (weapon disassembly and storage), that would be very useful to know.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751126555463710280noreply@blogger.com