David Wright: Science, not politics, should decide Yucca | greenvilleonline.com | The Greenville News

David Wright: Science, not politics, should decide Yucca | greenvilleonline.com | The Greenville News

By all means go forward with the Blue Ribbon Commission and study the various alternatives for nuclear waste disposal. However, all reasonable alternatives eventually require a geologic repository for commercial used fuel (or its reprocessed waste) and defense waste. The only sensible action at this point is to complete the licensing process and keep the Yucca Mountain option open if it proves to be safe. In doing so, the Obama Administration would live up to its own lofty words about transparency, rule of law, and basing decisions on science rather than politics.