Friday, February 23, 1979
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University Daily Kansan
Salt burial advised for nuke waste
Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants can be disposed of safely by burying it in salt formations, William Hambleton, Kansas Geological Survey, said yesterday.
Hambleton, who served last year on a technical advisory committee to the president on nuclear waste management, spoke to the Lawrence chapter of the League of Women Veterans in the meeting of Grampy's Pancake House, 3520 W. Sixth St.
Six solutions to the problem of nuclear waste disposal were considered by the council in 1986.
the safest and least expensive alternative. Hambleton said.
Nuclear waste disposal is not a problem that can wait until all the alternatives have been tested.
"Let's begin to get rid of it now in the safest place we can find. Let's not wait at all."
The possibilities considered by the committee included shooting the waste into spring trenches, burying it in deep meltings, rock around it or reprocessing it until all the waste is removed.
Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is stored in cooling tanks at the plant. But this temporary storage of the highly toxic waste could be more dangerous than the proposed permanent disposal solutions, he said.
technical advisory committee could postpone the disposal of nuclear waste until the
salt will dissolve and radioactive elements will be washed into ground water. But salt storage is the best answer when other requirements are applied, Hambledon said.
But none of those solutions would be economically feasible. Hambleton said.
For example, the storage site must have low rainfall, no groundwater, no nearby populations and no earthquake activity, be said.
The salt storage solution does have some problems, such as the possibility that the
Other solutions that were examined by the
"There's a certain level of risk in everything. We've come to the point where we have to decide what kind of a risk we want to take with regards to nuclear power," he said.
Jack B. Wright, professor of theatre, is stage director for the production. The 15th season was designed by Delbert Unrub, University Theatre designer. Chez Haehl, University Theatre costumer, designed and made more than 100 costumes for the 39 members of the
The KU production also will include music from the Italian Renaissance performed by the Lawrence Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble, directed by Jee Dearinger, Wichita
"Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare's tragedy about two young lovers caught in the cross fire of a family feud, will be presented by the KU Theatre department, at 6 p.m. today, tomorrow and on Friday in the University Theatre in Murray Hall.
special student Choreography was designed by Deborah Shumate, Los Angeles
Raoul Sudre, a former national, international and Olympic fencing champion, spent eight days in January helping stage the world finals which will be performed with equipped swords.
The KU production of the classic story will feature Karyl Lynn Bruns, Overland Park sophomore, as Juliet and Craig Swanson, Lawrence sophomore, as Romeo.
Other cast members include Steve Mokofsky, Overland Park graduate student, and Mercutio; Tim Lotus, Florissant, Mo., senior, as Tybalt; Margy Lee, Achison senior, as Keith Lynch, Baxter Springs Senior, as Lauren Lynch; Sean Murphy, Topek seni, and Richard Delaware, Lawrence graduate student, as Lady and Lord Capulet.
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DEAD RECKONING
Romeo to love once more
Starring
Fri., Feb. 23—9:30 pm Dyche Aud.
Humphrey Bogart
Sat., Feb. 24—7:00 & 9:00 pm Dyche Aud.
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Language labs tell Iran news
Weekend news from Iran will be available in the Iranian language, Farsi, beginning to come.
Students who want to listen to the news may call 843-2310 to get a 15-minute synopsis of the Iranian news. The news is broadcast by short-wave radio to the United States.
The telephone news reports are being made available by the language lab, Iranian Peace Hall. During the Iranian news program recordings are available in the lab.
Director Haile Gerima in person!
Friday, February 23
BUSH MAMA
(Dir. Halle Gerima; with Barbara O. Jones, a powerful dramatized portrait of urban black America, in which a black woman lives on welfare. The film focuses on the style of ghetto language and humor, with occasional outbursts of violence. "This is a film of revolutionary optimism based in the reality of race." (By Sally Salam. The Black Collegian. PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Gerima will be available for questions and comments following the film.
Friday & Saturday,
February 23 & 24
PRETTY BABY
Dr. Louis Malle, with Keith Caradine,
Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields. The
1917 Photograph by Sven Nykrik.
"Ft. 710 & 830"
"Ft. 910 & 830"
Monday, February 26
Symposium on Women in Prison:
BEING A PRISONER
Dr. Suzanne Jasper
—with—
TIME HAS NO SYMPATHY
Dr. Kristine Samulieu
will be speakers after the
the films.
For Room Room
Weekend shows also in Woodruff at 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 or 12 midnight unless other noted; $1.50 admission.
Dit Merian C. Cooper, Enes Sh遏垫, with Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Armstrong Amstrom. Our print contain the original originally existent. 7/30 8:30 7/30
Tuesday, February 27
The Original Classic:
Wednesday, February 28
UGETSU MONOGATARI
(1953)
Dir. Kanzi Mizoguchi; with Machiko Kyo, Masa-yoki Mori, in 18th century Japan two pessant neighbors long for wealth and military glory, but Fate enters and gives both more than half of their classic Japanese story with subtitles.
40 nails m-k shown in Woodruff Aud.
at 7:30 unless otherwise noted. $1.00 admission
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