Nevada governor explains opposition to Yucca Mountain and his alternative solution

ByRod Adams

Chris Matthews of the MSNBC show “Hardball” interviewed Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons about what candidates need to do to win in Nevada. The segment is titled Nevada: New battleground of 2008?

A big issue there is, of course, Yucca Mountain, which is nearly universally opposed in the state. Governor Gibbons does not question the science; he questions the perception that Nevada is simply a “dumping ground”.

When Matthews asked him for his alternative, the governor stated his support for recycling nuclear fuel, using thorium based fuels and using plutonium as a fuel. His stated belief is that the combination of these advanced fuel cycle technologies would make an underground storage location unnecessary.

I agree with the governor.

(BTW – this is not a “news” story; the video appeared on the 25 January edition of Hardball. One of the joys of Internet video is that programs last longer than ever before.)

Avatar
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

Similar Posts

Editorial from the European edition of the WSJ – Wind Fuels Gas

ByRod Adams

The author of Wind Fuels Gas missed a golden opportunity for a feature spot in the Atomic Insights Smoking Gun series. He produced an exceptional opinion piece linking the political popularity of intermittent renewable energy with the marketing efforts of global fossil fuel companies and pointed out the fuel competition between coal and “natural” gas…

NRC Will Issue License Renewal for Vermont Yankee

ByRod Adams

I recommend a visit to both Yes Vermont Yankee and Idaho Samizdat for details, but I wanted to let you all know that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to renew the operating license for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant for another 20 years. The extension will last through 2032; the NRC has…

Nuclear humor – "Refurbish thyself" on Canadian Nuclear FAQ

ByRod Adams

My old friend Jeremy Whitlock, who has been publishing the Candian Nuclear FAQ since April 1996, published a very amusing article titled “Refurbish thyself” with slightly disguised references to some prominent anti-nuclear leaders and their groups. Worth visiting, especially if you are a nuke that likes recognizing allusions are not necessarily obvious to outsiders.

Huffington Post commentary about Utah mine collapse

ByRod Adams

In a recent commentary on the Huffington Post titled Why Are the New York Times and So Much of the MSM Neglecting a Vital Part of the Utah Mine Collapse Story?, Arianna Huffington raises some key questions about the story coverage decisions being made by the Main Stream Media (MSM). The main thrust of the…