“But we still aren’t sure we can ever use it, and yet there is no money for a wall. Is that about right?”
No, that is not about right. As far as safety and feasibility we KNOW we can use it and the material stored there will be many times more secure and safe there than all the places it is temporarily stored now. What is the expected “shelf life” of the Yucca facility? At minimum 1,000 years. The arguments against it are not science based, they are irrational.
Better read my post again. The reason we may never be able to use it is not because it’s an improper place, it’s because of the realities on the ground. Of late I see a trend here at the FreeRepulic where posters just shout out “ Congress needs to do” such and such or Ryan has to go or Yucca Mt. just use it. These statements while possibly true deny the facts on the ground. One of those facts (like it or not) is Nevada has skin in the game and can hold up indefinitely the utilization of the repository.
Well some here might say “just do it anyway”. To me that is a slippery slope towards totalitarianism. It may be ok for this issue, but it may be your ox getting gored next.
Beyond the absolutely abysmal performance at the WIPP facility ( a supposed low level waste repository) lends credence and ammunition to those opposing Yucca Mt. So don’t get on you high horse and tell me how safe it is and we know we can use it, facts on the ground say otherwise and fact are stubborn.