Waste Management

Overwhelming Majority Of US Public Want Permanent Nuclear Waste Solution To Be ‘National Priority’

By Nigel Davies
13 August 2026

Respondents to survey also strongly backed the deployment of more reactors

Overwhelming Majority Of US Public Want Permanent Nuclear Waste Solution To Be ‘National Priority’
Yucca Mountain was identified as a potential repository site, but a licence was never granted and the US Congress halted its funding in 2010. Courtesy US DOE.
A clear majority of the US public supports finding a permanent solution for nuclear waste in the country, with 81% of people in a YouGov survey believing it should be a national priority.

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