This high level waste is still very radioactive, but there is no fissile material and when it has been vitrified it is unusable for anything.

The only question left is disposal or storage of the waste.

Transporting high-level radioactive waste to Utah is as dangerous as it would be transporting it to Nevada, ... Thousands of tons of deadly nuclear material will pass homes, schools, businesses and churches in communities all across the country, and there is simply no way to safely do this.

Anytime you transport low level radioactive waste, you're supposed to make sure it remains in the container it is being transported in.

From a technical point of view we can deal with any waste that comes from nuclear plants.

This radioactive material was packaged the way it should have been, in the proper equipment, to withstand a whole lot more than what it took last night.