Should we build a nuclear waste repository in Southern Nevada?
Bill Summary
This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Dept. of Energy (DOE) to initiate a program to consolidate and temporarily store commercial spent nuclear fuel during the development, construction, and operation of a permanent nuclear waste repository.
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
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Opponents say
• Building at Yucca mountain threatens the state of Nevada and the health and safety of Nevadans. Many other states are willing to store nuclear waste and this bill continues to ignore that fact.
Proponents say
• We need a centralized, national nuclear waste repository far away from cities and towns, and storing waste 1000 feet underground in a desert mountain (Yucca) is the best solution we have.
• The Obama administration failed to carry out federal law when it halted work on Yucca Mountain.
• The Obama administration failed to carry out federal law when it halted work on Yucca Mountain.
