13 NOVEMBER 2004, Page 38

Solar solutions

From Dr Ronald NC. Douglas Sir: I was very interested to read your special supplement 'The Nuclear Issue' (30 October). In particular, the question of what to do with all that nuclear waste. Am I being naive to suggest it be simply packed into a rocket and directed towards the sun? Our nearest star is always described as one large nuclear reaction, and our tiny amounts of nuclear waste would be just a 'drop in the ocean'.

Ronald N. C. Douglas

Glasgow