Lawrence Oates (1880-1912), formerly of Gestingthorpe, Essex, England, is depicted (top right) on the village’s sign. A member of Captain Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition, he sacrificed himself by leaving the tent during a blizzard, saying: “I am just going outside and may be some time.â€
Because the US cancelled its plan for a single nuclear waste repository, all spent fuel for nuclear power plants is stored on-site - including sites where the plant has been shut down or demolished like in this photo where Trojan Nuclear Power once stood near Portland, Oregon [OC]