GOP senator pushes for more nuclear power, Yucca waste site
…The Yucca site, proposed in the 1980s but still never built, is one of his priorities. The permanent waste storage site has been proposed for Nevada, but it faces opposition in the state, the Obama administration and elsewhere.
“There’s renewed hope under our Republican majority that we can solve the 25-year-old stalemate on what to do with waste from our reactors, and Yucca Mountain can and should be part of the solution,” Alexander said.
