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April 15, 2021

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April 15, 2021

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Comment in our online discussion on nuclear waste, led by David M. Klaus of Stanford University
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"Thirty-plus years or so ago I was on an advisory panel for the University of Las Vegas related to scientific approaches for evaluating long-term vulnerability of the Yucca Mountain site.... After various discussions of activities in the area and Nevada’s position on the Yucca Mountain site, I ended up asking the lobbyist how Nevada justified being against the Yucca Mountain site but very welcoming of the Nevada Test Site.... both NTS and Wendover offered good paying jobs while Yucca Mountain would offer only minimum wages for those guarding the site...." - Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs, Climate Institute
"Any step that could help bring resolution of the nuclear waste problem should be welcomed. But we need to underscore what the author said, namely that the problem is political, not technical. A U.S. Geological Survey expert on Yucca Mountain & the extensive research performed for it over decades found it a suitable and well-understood repository, provided that storage was not projected to unreasonable future time...."
- Frank T. Manheim, Affiliate Professor, George Mason University
"What is the solution then? My suggestion is to let the private sector do its job and complete the siting of interim storage facilities. Surely, opponents will try to use the court system to stop the projects but this is our process.... Once these facilities are licensed and built, order the DOE to sign contracts with the operators so that DOE can complete its obligation to take spent fuel off reactor sites.... Second, restart the licensing hearings for Yucca Mountain to complete the process as stated in the law to allow for public intervention and to reach a final conclusion on whether the site is suitable and safe.... Keep the President and his cohorts out of interfering with the process...."
- Dr. Andrew C. Kadak, President, Kadak Associates, Inc.
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