Energy chief takes more heat over Yucca Mountain decision
Energy Secretary Steven Chu was challenged by House lawmakers over his decision to shut down the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository in Nevada. Members of a House energy subcommittee questioned the legality of closing the project's office and restructuring the workforce. Las Vegas Review-Journal/Stephens Washington News Bureau
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Bipartisan House Group Moves to Save Yucca Mountain Repository
ReplyDeleteA bipartisan group of House members has introduced a resolution of disapproval intended to stop DOE from ending the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project and to preserve "all scientific and site specific file and data related to Yucca Mountain," Environment and Energy Daily reported. The measure was introduced by Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., with the support of Reps. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., James Clyburn, D-S.C., Norm Dicks, D-Wash., John Spratt Jr., D-S.C., Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Gresham Barrett, R-S.C. These members are from states where nuclear waste is currently stored, according to the publication.
Hastings was quoted as saying: "This resolution sends a clear message that members of Congress on both sides of the aisle will continue actively working to keep the Yucca Mountain license moving forward." Inslee said: "Keeping waste scattered across the country, or in the case of Washington state at Hanford, is no longer an option. We have a solution to this problem and we must move forward." Chairman of the House Budget Committee Spratt pledged to do "all I can to make sure some funding goes to defend the Yucca Mountain license application this year."
Environment and Energy Daily, March 24.