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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Democrats Assail Nuclear-Dump Move

Key House Democrats call for restoration of funds for Yucca Mountain
The Obama administration's withdrawal of funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository in Nevada violates the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and could cost billions of dollars in liability payments, according to a number of key House Democrats. The chairman of the House Budget panel, Rep. John Spratt, D-N.C., the House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, D.-S.C., and three other lawmakers asked the Department of Energy to restore funds for the project. The Wall Street Journal 
 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704896104575139902910461956.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

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