"temporarily storing the waste" is mostly what the US have done since the late 70s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cask_storage#United_States https://en.wiki

"temporarily storing the waste" is mostly what the US have done since the late 70s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cask_storage#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cask_storage#United_States Yucca Mountain was supposed to be the solution this temporary storage; but the budget for Yucca Mountain got suspended, so the US are back to the temporary solution. But postponing forever in the hope of a better solution is a bad solution; because in the meantime they are in unsafe locations.