Why Trump is now looking beyond Yucca Mountain for storing nuclear waste
President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up nuclear energy capacity have raised the prospect of an increase in nuclear waste and drawn attention both to the failure of Yucca Mountain as a repository and to new alternative solutions.
TL;DR
- President Trump's efforts to increase nuclear energy capacity raise concerns about nuclear waste storage.
- Yucca Mountain in Nevada was designated as the sole site for nuclear waste storage.
- After nearly 40 years, Yucca Mountain remains incomplete and abandoned.
- The failure of Yucca Mountain necessitates temporary storage solutions for nuclear waste.