Does a facility like this take away the need for the debate on Yucca Mountain,...
No
Did Texas just decide to claim those jobs and the waste that Nevada didn't want?
No, WCS has been in the works for a decade,...
Is this site too small to be relevant?
It's large enough to be relevant,...
Does it have a large impact on waste disposal or is this relatively minor?
For some generators yes, others no,...
I'm surprised I haven't heard more on the topic.
Well, it's not sexy, either technically or politically. It's been a long work in progress with technical, political and regulatory challenges to be mastered. LLRW type waste repositories don't open up every day and getting permitted to dispose in them can take some time also. It's not a bad thing as competition is a good thing, but highly regulated competition is neither exciting or glamorous, just pounds and cents.
If you're thinking of a job after the Navy it would be a good candidate for "job for life", the relevant skill sets can be discussed PM.
It's very hot in West Texas, they say you can see the lights for this place at night out to the west;
http://www.urenco.com/content/33/urenco-usa.aspxI reckon that makes two potential "job for life" options in those parts,....
Nuclear, but not nuke power,.....it's a living,....not so glamorous as those SRO/RO/AO big leaguers but their existence (waste sites and new fuel makers) kinda are the necessary book ends without which the aforementioned do not exist,...
Of course, there is always that high level stuff to
still be dealt with,...