Feds Want Nuclear Waste Train, But Don't Know Where It Would Go 258
mdsolar writes with news of a plan to move radioactive waste from nuclear plants. The U.S. government is looking for trains to haul radioactive waste from nuclear power plants to disposal sites. Too bad those trains have nowhere to go. Putting the cart before the horse, the U.S. Department of Energy recently asked companies for ideas on how the government should get the rail cars needed to haul 150-ton casks filled with used, radioactive nuclear fuel. They won't be moving anytime soon. The latest government plans call for having an interim test storage site in 2021 and a long-term geologic depository in 2048. No one knows where those sites will be, but the Obama administration is already thinking about contracts to develop, test and certify the necessary rail equipment.
And it's going to be called... (Score:0, Funny)
Since nuclear is "too cheap to meter"... (Score:2, Funny)
...there's plenty of money left over to solve these trivial issues. Right?
Re:TFA betrays Ray Henry 's ignorance of planning. (Score:5, Funny)
If you could refrain from being sensible you might be in a position to help us with our fevered ranting and raving.
Re:Just like the wheel. (Score:5, Funny)
It would probably take 20 years for the conceptual designs, material selection, laboratory testing of the materials, CAD design, prototype building (a dozen or so), THEN come the lawsuits, Congressional hearings, de-funding, re-funding, de-funding again, re-funding again, route selection, more lawsuits, different route selections ( Repeat ) and finally protestors chaining themselves to everything in the way before the first load of wastes is ready to go anywhere.