White House wants to entice ‘willing states’ to take nation’s nuclear waste with promises of economic boost
- The White House reportedly wants Congress to change federal law so "willing states" can store the nation's nuclear waste — and potentially boost their economies as a result.
- A leaked document circulating on Capitol Hill details an administration proposal to replace the abandoned plan to stash radioactive refuse deep inside Nevada's Yucca Mountain, according to Politico.
- It would allow the Energy Department to authorize the construction and operation of so-called nuclear life-cycle innovation campuses where waste could be stored for reprocessing "in willing states," Politico said.
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- The White House reportedly wants Congress to change federal law so "willing states" can store the nation's nuclear waste — and potentially boost their economies as a result.
- A leaked document circulating on Capitol Hill details an administration proposal to replace the abandoned plan to stash radioactive refuse deep inside Nevada's Yucca Mountain, according to Politico.
- It would allow the Energy Department to authorize the construction and operation of so-called nuclear life-cycle innovation campuses where waste could be stored for reprocessing "in willing states," Politico said.
Sources: The Independent