More trouble for nuclear energy

Sen. Harry Reid was quoted in one news story Thursday, talking about the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility:

“In his budget request for 2010, President Obama will announce plans to devise a new strategy to find another solution to deal with the nation’s nuclear waste that does not include storing it in Nevada. . . . Make no mistake: this represents significant and lasting victory in our battle to prevent Nevada from becoming the country’s toxic wasteland.”

Perhaps the president has another good idea for dealing with waste from nuclear power generators, but it's unlikely at this point.

And without Yucca Mountain, or some other reasonable storage facility, the possibility that nuclear power will get back on track as becoming a major contributor to the nation's electric needs diminishes greatly.