Shimkus Tells Energy Department, NRC He Will Examine Yucca Mountain Program

摘要

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) told the Energy Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on March 27 that he plans to examine the necessary actions for the agencies to complete the licensing process for a radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., and to restart the waste storage program. Shimkus, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, said in a statement he will look at resource and contracting needs, projected timelines and the ability to reconstitute staff. "At a minimum, we need to verify that DOE is maintaining the ability to restart the Yucca Mountain program and to hear from contractors about their ability to support such a restart," he said.