Wake up gents, He also shut down the waste dump that is the only place to put nuclear waste. Not to mention the fact that it will be virtually impossible to bring them on line with the restrictions that are in place now. It will be in his fith term of office that they even get completed!
Seems there are some that are still buying hope and change! 
Where does the waste from existing nuke plants go?
Look up yucca mountain, all you nuke proponents. I think nukes would be nice but obama is lieing, he knows they wont happen its an obama scam!!!!!!!
Yucca Mountain was a money pit for 30+ years. No nuke waste stored there yet. Wonder why 5 or 6 Presidents could not get it done? One of Obama's possible alternative is even more ridiculous, which is offshoring storage. A plan
guaranteed to release nuke waste into the world. I would like to see the states made responsible for figuring out what to do with the waste. If that involving contracting with another state, so be it. New industry.
see this letter from 2007May. 20, 2007
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Barack Obama explains Yucca Mountain stance
To the editor:
In response to Erin Neff's Tuesday column, "Obama and Yucca":
I want every Nevadan to know that I have always opposed using Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository, and I want to explain the many reasons why I've held that view.
In my state of Illinois, we have faced our own issues of nuclear waste management. There are some who believe that Illinois should serve as a repository for nuclear waste from other states. My view on this subject was made clear in a 2006 letter to Sen. Pete Domenici, who at the time was chairman of the Senate Energy Committee. "States should not be unfairly burdened with waste from other states," I wrote. "Every state should be afforded the opportunity to chart a course that addresses its own interim waste storage in a manner that makes sense for that state."
That is a position I hold to this day when it comes to both Illinois and Nevada.
After spending billions of dollars on the Yucca Mountain Project, there are still significant questions about whether nuclear waste can be safely stored there. I believe a better short-term solution is to store nuclear waste on-site at the reactors where it is produced, or at a designated facility in the state where it is produced, until we find a safe, long-term disposal solution that is based on sound science.
In the meantime, I believe all spending on Yucca Mountain should be redirected to other uses, such as improving the safety and security of spent fuel at plant sites around the country and exploring other long-term disposal options.
There is no doubt that this is a difficult issue. But I believe our approach must be based on sound science above all else. I do not do the bidding of any special interest or industry, including the nuclear industry, which has a major presence in my state.
In my own campaign, I have not accepted donations from political action committees or Washington lobbyists. In fact, I've often taken positions at odds with special interests. When I learned that radioactive tritium had leaked out of an Exelon nuclear plant in Illinois, I led an effort in the Senate to require utilities to notify the public of any unplanned release of radioactive substances.
All Nevadans should know that as president, I will bring to this issue not just independent judgment and careful deliberation, but a personal appreciation that comes from my own experience of living in the back yard of hazardous nuclear materials. The safety and security of Nevadans and all Americans requires nothing less.
Barack Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The writer represents Illinois in the U.S. Senate and is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
