[Pontiac]

According to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, the federal government was obliged to begin collecting nuclear waste by 1998. According to the Yucca Mountain Development Act of 2002, Yucca Mountain was to be the waste repository. Despite having collected over $30 billion in waste disposal fees from electricity ratepayers and spending $10 billion on Yucca development, no waste has been collected.

The only reason Obama has cancelled work on the Yucca mountain burial site is that it is in Nevada and Harry Reid is the Senior Senator from Nevada and Harry opposes the Yucca Mountain project.

[NormsRevenge]

It’s too bad, it’s a great location for waste.... even considering a rift or two and concerns over aquifers and such..

[kidd]

According to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, the federal government was obliged to begin collecting nuclear waste by 1998. According to the Yucca Mountain Development Act of 2002, Yucca Mountain was to be the waste repository. Despite having collected over $30 billion in waste disposal fees from electricity ratepayers and spending $10 billion on Yucca development, no waste has been collected.

The only reason Obama has cancelled work on the Yucca mountain burial site is that it is in Nevada and Harry Reid is the Senior Senator from Nevada and Harry opposes the Yucca Mountain project.

You are correct!

In addition, utilities have sued the government for breach of contract. The government is now making periodic payments to the utilities because it has violated the contract. But of course we all know that the government is making the payments with taxpayer money.

[Hoodat]

Harry opposes the Yucca Mountain project

Yet he hasn't opposed the $10 billion that has been spent there so far.

[isom35]

obama is the beast of yucca flats!

[nuke rocketeer]

Dr. Klein is a really sharp engineer and a great guy. He was also my faculty advisor when I was en engineering student at UT Austin 31 years ago

[SunkenCiv]

Dale Klein, Commissioner and former chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)... emphasized that it was politics, not science, which led to this decision... "Those who would distort the science of Yucca Mountain for political purposes should be reminded that it was a year ago today that the president issued his memorandum on scientific integrity..."

[nuke rocketeer]

http://resources.nei.org/documents/NEO.pdf

Another link to a more detailed article