Olympic Torch, Meet Nuclear Waste

The 2026 Winter Olympics have just concluded in Italy — dazzling performances on ice and snow, punctuated by the occasional over-confessional athlete and embarrassing U.S. official (here and here). But taken together, the Games once again captured the global imagination, reminding us how powerfully a single flame can unite us and hold the world’s attention. In two years, that flame will be lit in Los Angeles.