Yucca Mountain

4 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 26, 2026 by Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) · said 7 times in 2 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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The state and future of nuclear waste Mar 26, 2026 · 5 mentions · from 29:09
The path to market for new nuclear reactors Feb 5, 2026 · 2 mentions · from 31:08
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Mar 26, 2026 bearish

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Shafer: Nevada will likely not agree to host a nuclear repository again

“I would be surprised if Nevada ends up stepping forward into this space again as far as, you know, there's conversations with respect to that being of consideration, etc.”

Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 29:34 The state and future of nuclear waste

Mar 26, 2026 neutral

Assertion Supported

Shafer: Yucca Mountain had a statutory 10,000-year management obligation

“The legal limit on Yucca Mountain was a 10,000 year management, you know, obligation.”

Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 6:43 The state and future of nuclear waste

Mar 26, 2026 neutral

Assertion Supported

Shafer: Yucca Mountain remains the legal US nuclear waste repository

“Yucca Mountain is still actually the law of the land in the U.S. This is what is in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act”

Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 15:40 The state and future of nuclear waste

Mar 26, 2026 neutral

Assertion Supported

Shafer: Yucca Mountain would already be legally full if opened today

“Right now, if Yucca Mountain was opened we had a 70, a legal limit of Yucca Mountain of 70,000 metric tons of material, right? So, at 90,000 metric tons, Yucca Mountain would nominally be full, right?”

Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 31:37 The state and future of nuclear waste

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