It's a common problem with decisions made by one administration affecting some point in the future when a different administration would be in charge. I don't

It's a common problem with decisions made by one administration affecting some point in the future when a different administration would be in charge. I don't think they ever thought it was a good idea --- it was, however, the politically opportune thing to announce at the time. You'd think that an administration that decides to phase out nuclear power would have alternatives in place, but it's much easier to kick the can down the road to make it a problem that will be dealt with in the future.