Nuclear Waste Disposal

The disposal of nuclear waste is becoming a concern. Many power plants in the United States are nearing the end of operation. The biggest concern is what to do with nuclear waste. Nuclear waste can be classified as low level or high level radioactive waste. Low level waste includes materials used to handle high radioactive waste. Storing low waste for 10 to 50 years will allow most of the waste to decay. High level waste is materials from the core. The big question is what to do with the high level waste. Yucca Mountain has been an option to transport the waste and store it in the Yucca Mountian in special cases. Some issues concerning Yucca Mountain is the transportation. What if the train or trucks are attacked by terriorists or if there is a big acident. There is also the possibilty if a water or anything leaks into the mountian it could be dangerous. I think that Yucca Mountain is a good idea, we have to do something with the nuclear waste.