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Friday, July 2, 2010

Idaho officials applaud Yucca Mountain move

Yucca ruling earns support of Idaho lawmakers
Idaho lawmakers welcomed a ruling that rejected the Energy Department's request to terminate the application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste project. Rep. Mike Sampson, R-Idaho, said Energy Secretary Steven Chu could not abandon the application because Congress picked and approved the site. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said the decision to withdraw the application was politically motivated. The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho)

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