No Funding for Yucca Mountain, Reid Says

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The year-end federal funding bill passed by Congress included no funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) noted in a statement released after passage of the bill. "Once again, Congress will not appropriate a single dime to make Nevada the nation's dumping ground for nuclear waste," Reid said. "Despite the best efforts of House Republicans, President Obama and Congress have made a decision to end this dangerous project. I commend President Obama for keeping his word to Nevadans to prevent the most dangerous substance known to man from being stored 90 miles away from the world's premier tourist destination. Yucca Mountain was never a good idea and it's time to move on towards real solutions that ensure Americans' health and safety. The Blue Ribbon Commission will soon finish its work on recommendations for safely and securely managing nuclear waste and I look forward to their final report," Reid said.