Energy Solutions has a proposal out that could raise a lot of money for Utah. A LOT of money. You can see Representative Craig Frank's blog post on it at: http://underthedome.org/?p=538
Here is the comment I made on the issue (it makes a lot more sense if you read his bit first):
Representative Frank,
Thank you for taking the time to explain what EnergySolutions is proposing. When the facts are laid out like that, it makes perfect sense. I think the key to the issue is understanding the difference between nuclear waste and low-level radioactive waste. I mean, if we’re talking about clothes and the sort of things doctors use in cancer treatment, AND we’re storing the exact same stuff already, AND it’s all coming from outside of Utah anyway… why NOT do it?
I also appreciate the idea of looking at it like a “bonus check,” and not counting on the money far into the future. The thought of having over a billion dollars in the Rainy Day fund is pretty staggering. I imagine some folks will still think “toxic dump” and be against it without doing any research, even as they throw away another bag of trash (probably with some low-level radioactive waste in it) to be dumped into some landfill. As for me… I say do it, and the sooner the better.
It’s nice to have businesses looking for ways to bail out taxpayers for a change, instead of the other way around. What a breath of fresh air!
Lynn Taylor
Pleasant Grove
