Yucca Mountain Nuclear Disposal Site Is Dead, Says Longtime Advocate

Yucca Mountain Nuclear Disposal Site Is Dead, Says Longtime Advocate

Former lawmaker says Yucca Mountain is dead, calls for alternatives
Plans to turn Nevada's Yucca Mountain into the country's nuclear-waste repository should no longer be pursued, former Sen. Pete Domenici said, adding that the White House should move forward with a planned blue-ribbon commission to seek other options. A longtime supporter of nuclear energy, Domenici also proposed allocating the federal government's $23 billion waste-disposal fund toward a pilot recycling venture for nuclear fuel, which may bring down the amount of storage space needed for waste. The New York Times/ClimateWire

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