NEWS: The White House has picked five states to fix the nuclear industry’s waste problem.

The dilemma: The controversial federal plan to store radioactive waste inside Nevada’s Yucca Mountain never panned out. Since then, the issue has gone unsolved—and has only become more urgent as the Trump administration goes all in on nuclear. 

The solution: The DOE is planning “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.” These will “support activities across the full nuclear fuel lifecycle,” including reprocessing and disposition of used fuel. And over half the country is vying to host them.

The winners: Yesterday, Energy Sec. Chris Wright announced that Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho had been selected as potential hosts.