You had discussed the storage of nuclear waste with me earlier.
I had no idea that FedGov was now PAYING for extended storage because of failure to build a national storage site.
This sounds like a typical FedGov boondoggle, all the way around. As usual, the taxpayer, and in this case, rate payer is picking up the tab. I also don’t even want to think, with train wrecks like Ohio, how this waste was going to be shipped to a national repository.
I can’t help but notice that “too cheap to meter” isn’t even mentioned any more, either.
It should not surprise you that "Too Cheap to Meter" was uttered by a political appointee. The chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Too Cheap to Meter: A History of the Phrase
People in the industry were unhappy with the statement from the beginning. They called it Overly Optimistic.
People who produce things for sale have a better understanding of the economics of the real world than politicians.