Looking at other industries' experiences provides us with the opportunity to lessen the growing pains of nurturing the drilling industry into a model for safety and sustainability in the 21st century.
One of the biggest issues with nuclear power is waste disposal. At present, most nuclear power plants store their waste on site. This is a temporary fix at best.
Captive air tanks did away with the problem of water logging and also gave the customer far less rusty water than the old-style pressure tanks because the water in the tank and the air were completely separated. This, however, created a whole new situation regarding iron filtration.