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i'm always amazed at the incompentence of hte nuclear industry that they went ahead and made thousands of tons of waste without knowing where it was going. I guess they were getting paid all along, and now its someone else's problem.

Actually, the industry solved the problem back when the fuel cycle was first proposed by developing the technology for fuel reprocessing. That would have "closed" the fuel cycle, in essence, except for a relatively small volume of short-lived, non-useful material that would have to be held for decay.

So why don't we do that instead of Yucca Mountain, you ask? Why, because of politics, of course! I'm amazed at the incompetence of the politicians and the stupid sheeple who blame the industry instead of the politicians who left the fuel cycle open. Jimmy Carter outlawed reprocessing over bogus proliferation concerns and to kowtow to the wacko environmentalists and the stupid sheeple who want to blame the industry. That's who you should really blame...

Never heard of that side of the story, did you? I'm not surprised. Sheeple usually don't take the time to learn the real story of this issue. They just get caught up in emotions. No brains, just glands...

Sheesh!

Actually, the industry solved the problem back when the fuel cycle was first proposed by developing the technology for fuel reprocessing. That would have "closed" the fuel cycle, in essence, except for a relatively small volume of short-lived, non-useful material that would have to be held for decay. So why don't we do that instead of Yucca Mountain, you ask? Why, because of politics, of course! I'm amazed at the incompetence of the politicians and the stupid sheeple who blame the industry instead of the politicians who left the fuel cycle open. Jimmy Carter outlawed reprocessing over bogus proliferation concerns and to kowtow to the wacko environmentalists and the stupid sheeple who want to blame the industry. That's who you should really blame... Never heard of that side of the story, did you? I'm not surprised.

Thank you, thank you for pointing that out- I've been trying to tell people about that for years! The French Super Phoenix system recycles the stuff routinely- end of problem.

Never heard of that side of the story, did you? I'm not surprised.

i've known about reprossesing for a while now.