Doe Testifies: Yucca's Costs Doubled; New Estimates Of $90 Billion

摘要

The price tag for Yucca Mountain's high-level nuclear waste repository has nearly doubled since 2001, swelling to more than $90 billion, a U.S. Energy Department (DoE) official told a recent congressional hearing.rnThe new number includes the cost of housing thousands of tons more spent fuel than previously slated for burial at the Nevada desert site, which will require more equipment and a longer repository lifespan, a DoE official told the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee last week.