And the way you get that is the way you achieve that is by a permitting system that functions for everyone, functions for the states, it functions for the federal government and for the operator. Thank you, Mr. Walsh. The Department of Energy currently holds about 30 metric tons of defense plutonium that it plans to dilute and then dispose of at the WET facility in New Mexico. This strategy is projected to take over 30 years and to cost about $20 billion. Now think about it. We're spending $20 billion to dispose of this valuable asset that was produced at taxpayer expense. (02:13–02:24)
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