S.C. lawmakers hail ruling on Yucca Mountain project

S.C. lawmakers hail ruling on Yucca Mountain project
South Carolina Reps. John Spratt and Joe Wilson applauded a ruling that prevented the Energy Department from abandoning the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste project in Nevada. If the site is not opened, the state would indefinitely be left with tons of nuclear waste, Spratt said. Wilson, meanwhile, said years of research and spending would be wasted if the government shut down Yucca