Western States Urge Congress to Address Nuclear Waste Transportation Issues

摘要

Nevada and a group of Western states want safety changes in nuclear waste transportation if Congress puts money toward licensing at the proposed dump site of Yucca Mountain. The lame-duck Congress could take creative steps to wedge licensing money for the project into lingering appropriations bills, even as President Donald Trump threatens a government shutdown over border wall funding, said Bob Halstead, executive director of the state's Agency for Nuclear Projects. Money for Yucca Mountain licensing set aside by the GOP-controlled House was blocked in the Senate.