The saga continues...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/put-yucca-mountain-to-work/2017/07/15/3f9b8aea-5855-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/put-yucca-mountain-to-work/2017/07/15/3f9b8aea-5855-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html)
Remove the fission products from "spent" fuel, store said fission products in casks at a national storage location (not a huge tunnel in the ground....it's not needed) reuse unused fuel. In 300 years high energy gamma fission products will have decayed away. Look, I just saved trillions.
"Spent" fuel IS NOT dangerous for thousands of years, so why are we still looking to build a dump with those requirements? It's fairly common science, really.
So, take those trillions and lets put it towards making the USA the Leader of the next generation nuclear reactor world.
WaPo Asks Trump To Clean Up Obama's Nuclear Waste Mess
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/wapo-asks-trump-to-clean-up-obamas-nuclear-waste-mess/ (http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/wapo-asks-trump-to-clean-up-obamas-nuclear-waste-mess/)