It’s Time to Pursue a Genuine Solution for Nuclear Waste

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump bowed to reality as he said his administration would end its attempts to force nuclear waste into the unsafe Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.

Following is a statement by Geoff Fettus, senior attorney in the Nuclear Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council:

"With this change of direction by the Trump administration, decades of unfortunate attempts to shove nuclear waste down Yucca Mountain officially come to an end. Congress must now move in a new direction, one based on sound science, the consent of the state and local citizens, and compliance with all environmental laws."

Please see this analysis for more information on this issue: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/geoffrey-h-fettus/final-resting-place-nuclear-waste

 

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