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Senators push bipartisan bill to build #nuclear waste dump

Senators push bipartisan bill to build nuclear waste dump A bipartisan team of senators introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at breaking the decades-long standoff over the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. The bill directs the federal government to establish both temporary and permanent storage sites for waste from nuclear weapons and energy production. The legislation … Continue reading Senators push bipartisan bill to build #nuclear waste dump →

GOP senator pushes for more nuclear power, Yucca waste site

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 … Continue reading GOP senator pushes for more nuclear power, Yucca waste site →