of ious sitting in a desk at the department of energy. we feel there's been more than enough money collected as of this time to do whatever they're going to do in the near-term future. maybe at some point they have to reassess it. they're earning more in interest now on the money owed to these electric consumers than they're generating this year. over a billion dollars in interest in these security notes, the ious. >> we have the very real problem with nuclear waste which has no place to go. when i asked harry reid basically about storing it when it is. is that really feasible. >> i think most objective observers on this entire process will tell you the yucca mountain project is a victim of politics over science. most scientists have said jio