Reid, Heller Introduce Bill to Create more Yucca Hurdles

摘要

In his final months in office, Senate Democrat Minority Leader Harry Reid is doubling down on his opposition to a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain - and he' reaching across the aisle to enlist the support of Nevada's Republican senator to do it. Reid and Heller have introduced a bill, S. 1825, that would prevent the federal Department of Energy from making payments for transporting nuclear waste through Nevada without receiving the consent of the governor, local officials and tribal leaders. It's a companion to another recent bill the two are working on that would require similar sign-offs for the construction of a nuclear repository at the long-controversial site.