By Humberto Sanchez The Nevada Independent President Donald Trump Monday unveiled his $4.8 trillion fiscal 2021 budget blueprint, which included no funding to build a national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain and signaled an interest in finding an alternative to the project. “The Administration is strongly committed to fulfilling its legal obligations to … [Read more...]
Nevada’s Veto Power a Sticking Point in Yucca Mountain
By Humberto Sanchez The Nevada Independent House proponents of storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain are unwilling to negotiate with members of the state’s congressional delegation over whether to give the state veto power over building the repository. But key members of the Senate, led by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, who are frustrated with the lack of … [Read more...]
Gillibrand opposes Trump plan to store nuke waste in Nevada
By Michelle Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday that she’s deeply against a plan to store the nation’s nuclear waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. The Democratic presidential candidate said she “vehemently” opposes the plan, which the Trump administration has revived. Nevada has long fought the effort to store the waste about 100 … [Read more...]
Trump budget would restart licensing of Yucca Mountain
Associated Press RENO — Gov. Steve Sisolak and Nevada members of Congress are vowing to fight to block President Donald Trump’s request to restart the federal licensing process to build a nuclear waste dump in the state. Trump included a request for $116 million Monday for the Yucca Mountain repository in his proposed budget for the Department of Energy next … [Read more...]
Shimkus, House Proponents Call for Passage of Yucca Bill
By Humberto Sanchez, The Nevada Independent Rep. John Shimkus led a bipartisan group of speakers on the House floor Monday evening who made a case for passing the Illinois Republican’s bill to restart the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Shimkus discussed the broader issue of the need for Congress to address nuclear waste, which is being kept in 129 locations … [Read more...]
Nevada Could be Ground Zero for Resurgence of National Defense
Nevada knows nukes, or at least we used to. First, the election of Donald Trump reignited the debate over the possible resurrection of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository. Now, with a simple tweet Trump has reopened discussions about the preparedness, or lack thereof, of America’s nuclear arsenal. “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear … [Read more...]