Journey to the Safest Place on Earth
Journey to the Safest Place on Earth is a 2013 documentary film written and directed by . It discusses the huge quantity of radioactive waste and spent fuel rods being stored at various locations on the planet.
is a Swiss-based nuclear physicist with 35 years of experience in this field, and he accompanies Hagen on a worldwide search for the best location. One disposal site in Texas is adjacent to a location where oil drilling is in progress. A proposed disposal site in Nevada is adjacent to the young volcano Yucca Mountain.[1]
There is an urgent need for a location where the waste can be stored without harm to living things or the environment. Meanwhile, nuclear waste continues to be produced.[2]
See also[]
- High-level radioactive waste management
- List of films about nuclear issues
- Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository
References[]
- ^ "Journey to the Safest Place on Earth". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. 2014-10-19. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Journey to the Safest Place on Earth". DokuFest. 2013. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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