Opinion San Onofre nuclear waste solution could include Generation IV power plant Dry storage of used fuel rods at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on Thursday, December 16, 2021.

The Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024 would provide a safe, consent-based pathway to finally get the job done — and eventually stop the bleeding of $2 million a day.

HeroX administers all three challenges for NASA. The submission deadline for the Waste to Base Materials Challenge is March 15, 2022, and the top 24 ideas will share a prize purse of $24,000.