Antinuclear

Key expert in USA Congress says there is little hope for consent-based siting for nuclear waste

House Appropriator Throws Cold Water on Consent-Based Siting for Nuclear Waste  BY EXCHANGEMONITOR 10 Apr 19, There is little hope for a consent-based approach to selecting the site for a U.S. radioactive waste repository, a key appropriator in the House of Representatives said Tuesday.

“I know of no community that will become a permanent repository for nuclear waste based on consent,” said Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), ranking member of the House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee.

Simpson was responding to a plea against funding the planned waste disposal site under Yucca Mountain, Nev., from Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.). Titus was among more than 20 lawmakers who appeared before the subcommittee during a member day hearing to argue their case for programs to be included or excluded in the upcoming House energy and water appropriations bill for fiscal 2020.

“We don’t use nuclear energy, we don’t produce nuclear waste, and we shouldn’t be forced to store it,” she said.,,,,, https://www.exchangemonitor.com/house-appropriator-throws-cold-water-consent-based-siting-nuclear-waste/

April 11, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News