The President understands that in order for this to be the type of source that it needs to be in the future, we do have to seek a permanent storage facility for that waste, and that's what he believes this commission will be charged to do.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Congress called for a temporary storage site after designating a permanent site at Yucca Mountain (PL 100-203).

CNN: By Chuck McCutcheon, CQ Staff Writer

In January The U.S. Department of Energy adopted a new policy for the storage of nuclear waste, embarking on a plan to build two new interim storage sites and a new permanent storage facility.

FORBES: New U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy May Be Illegal: GAO

Transferring the spent fuel from wet to dry storage would allow the waste to be stored for decades longer or until a permanent home could be found, says GAO, in an earlier report.

FORBES: Nuclear Energy Radiating on Capitol Hill