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.)

Rod Adams
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.

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