Thoughts on mega wind and solar projects

[Hay Dude]

Same as ROW through private property.

Some get free right of way maintenance

 

[gsganzer]

I would be interested in learning what the status is. I know that in my state near Carlsbad they have a federal nuclear waste depository in an old salt mine that is supposed to hold waste for millennia. But there have been numerous problems with leaking containers and contamination.

I worked on a project years ago where they did nuclear waste vitrification. The waste is turned into glass blocks, so no leaking or leakage can occur. Vitrification

 

[ponytug]

I might be wrong, but I think that only pertains to the waste from the 1st generation/conventional nukes. I think the new plants use a different version of fuel that can be reprocessed and the waste from those plants' decays in 150 years, not millenia.

The fuel may decay in a shorter time period, but the non-fuel reactor components will still get radioactive and will need long term storage as the radiation alters the mechanical properties end the service life.

All the best, Peter

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I worked on a project years ago where they did nuclear waste vitrification. The waste is turned into glass blocks, so no leaking or leakage can occur. Vitrification

The French have been doing that for decades. They vitrify their waste and dump it in the Marianas Trench, or at least they did 50 years ago.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

So the power co has a free ROW and the land owner should pay for damage? If you want me to trim trees for the ROW I should be paid. Will the government owned land with trees have to pay? Most of the power ROW goes through federal and state land around here.
If am responsible for damage I would not willingly provide a ROW through my woodland. I have granted a few ROW to power lines in my time, only one that was for my benefit. The rest were for new houses beyond my places.
I try to stay ahead but should I drop that dead tree leaning toward the power line to avoid being charged? Right now I make a call and the CoOp will come to schedule tree removal ASAP to avoid a problem. I get clean up the mess but that is not a problem for me.
Now if you are going to charge me for damage anyway, I'll gladly drop the tree and worst case I get a light show when it hits...

I should add the much of the power lines here to NOT follow the roads but go direct to where they were needed in the 50s and newer branches come off to feed newer houses.

Why should I pay for your tree wrecking the power lines?