I agree that the procrastination of the US federal government in getting on with the business of using the $ 25 + billion in the spent fuel fund to set a proper long
term waste management facility falls well short of discharging their responsibility.
In the aftermath of Yucca's mothballing, the DOE has pursued a diverse strategy of nuclear
waste management that includes tentative plans for consolidated interim storage
facilities, tests of deep boreholes as another possible long -
term storage technique, and the development of «consent - based» siting protocols to gain support from municipal and state governments.