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reporter: in a plant like this safety is the issue. most of these can hold spent nuclear rods and spent fuel for decades. some of the rods down there have been here since the plant was constructed 40 years ago, but it is a space problem. they have to add new rods every couple of years and lift the rods out that are down there now, and lower some dry casks that weigh 100 tons each into the water and store those rods and take them out and store them outside. more than 40 dry casks full of waste are on the premise. plant officials say there is likely 200 more by the time they have to decommission this plant. it is a scenario completed at dozens of plants across the u.s. white house officials say there were too many concerns about the costs and scientific viability of yucca mountain. homeland security randy larson says that transporting nuclear waste to a common site by train is most likely a risk. what if somebody attacked it or use it to blow something up, ....

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