One problem facing nuclear power sites is the issue of storing and disposing of nuclear waste, whose radioactive half-life can last between thousands and millions of years (plutonium-239 has a half-life of 24,110 years). Large-scale repositories in remote areas seem the best solution, but there is a real danger in transporting nuclear waste, even in the concrete-lined drums they're stored in. Carrying nuclear waste on public roads, through the atmosphere, or even on railroads through areas with people is a risk many aren't willing to take. The Yucca Mountain Repository is the center of a currently halted Congressional debate. The site itself has been approved for dumping 77,0000 tons of material, but the facility has yet to be laid out.
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