Yucca Mountain?

A 58 billion dollar project plans to house 77,000 tons of nuclear refuse at Yucca Mountain located in the Nevada desert. It is said that radioactive materials can be responsibly and securely tucked away in the mountain for 10,000 years. Now I don’t know about you but I feel like there are better solutions to this problem. My main concern involves the fact that although Yucca Mountain may be in the desert it is still only 90 miles away from Las Vegas, Nevada. As we all know Las Vegas is a popular area for tourists, gamblers, and entertainment. With this said Yucca Mountain being only 90 miles away, Las Vegas may experience an increase in pollution mainly within the water supply. Is putting this nuclear waste here really a good idea? Other concerns involve the risks of terrorists as well as transporting this nuclear waste. Transporting nuclear waste can be very dangerous if accidents were to occur, and is it worth putting people at risk to re-transport this waste? Some ideas of transporting this waste to the moon have come up in conversation but this could be very dangerous as well as expensive. One thing for sure is that the waste issue involved with nuclear energy is limiting the nuclear power development.