What geological material houses the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in

How to warn the future about our atomic waste

Chapter 1

The 10000-year challenge

Chapter 2

Ray cats and atomic priesthoods

Chapter 3

The architecture of dread

Chapter 4

Universal symbols and the limits of language

YOUR GOAL

Master of How to warn the future about our atomic waste

Ch 1 · The 10000-year challenge

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007skaty Human languages naturally transform and disappear over time

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007skaty The Ten-Thousand Year Challenge

Field of thorns, silent guard, walk away.

007skaty The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant stores radioactive waste deep underground.

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007skaty Located 2,150 feet under a New Mexico salt bed, WIPP stores radioactive waste that must remain undisturbed for

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007skaty Glowing words drift apart and dissolve like stardust in a deep black void.

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BETA

007skaty Decode glowing cat signals to discover how we warn future generations about radioactive danger.

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Fun Fact

Language shift: English changes so fast that the 14th-century epic poem Beowulf is completely unreadable to modern speakers without translation.

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Quiz

What geological material houses the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico?

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In what year did the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico begin receiving radioactive waste?

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007skaty Human records decay rapidly over long periods of time.

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Roughly how deep underground is the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) repository?

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Which federal agency commissioned the Human Interference Task Force in the 1980s?

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Why are written languages considered unreliable for 10,000-year warning signs?

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In what US state is the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) located?

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What is the main reason historical archives are not trusted to protect nuclear sites?

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How long must the warning systems at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant be designed to last?

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