In a series of congressional hearings, lawmakers debated solutions for the management and storage of spent nuclear fuel, highlighting the contentious issue of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. The Energy Subcommittee discussed improving storage solutions and recycling spent nuclear fuel to bolster American nuclear energy, with a focus on unleashing American nuclear energy. Nevada representatives, including Rep. Dina Titus, voiced strong opposition to using Yucca Mountain as a repository, citing the lack of consent from Nevadans, the state's absence of nuclear waste production, and the immense unpopularity of the idea. Rep. Jeff Duncan argued that Yucca Mountain, selected in 1987 and now supported by tech advancements, is ideal for spent fuel storage, blaming politics for delaying its use. The hearings also touched on the need for consent-based siting solutions, the role of nuclear energy in achieving North American energy independence, addressing climate change, and generating carbon-free power. Rep. Titus, fighting the proposal for three decades, declared readiness to battle the issue again.
The idea of storing the nation's nuclear waste in Southern Nevada is immensely unpopular here — but not among the lawmakers from other states who bring it up over and over. @repdinatitus tells @SteveSebelius she's ready to go to battle over the issue...again.…
The idea of storing the nation's nuclear waste at a site in Southern Nevada is immensely unpopular here — but not among the lawmakers from other states who bring it up over and over. @repdinatitus tells @SteveSebelius she's ready to go to battle over the issue...again.…
Robust, abundant, American-made nuclear energy is the only way to meet our future energy needs, secure prosperity for future generations, and protect our environment. We must make America's New Nuclear Future a reality! https://t.co/wX3rlljZXD
Nuclear energy produces massive amounts of carbon-free power on less land than any other clean-air source. It also adds billions of dollars to local economies. There's no single solution to climate change, but nuclear energy is a clear choice. https://t.co/bJqNJADL34
That’s because the millions of people in “states like Nevada” refuse to be the nation’s nuclear dumping ground against their will. Nuclear waste projects like Yucca Mountain cannot and should not move forward without consent from the communities they affect. https://t.co/CpgEgKLbRS
Communities with spent nuclear fuel, like ours at San Onofre, need pathways for waste removal. I submitted testimony to @EnergyCommerce about the urgency of developing consent-based siting solutions to our nation’s spent nuclear fuel challenges. https://t.co/mlHgqEtAVI
To secure North American energy independence, we must invest in #nuclearenergy. This includes finding ways to recycle spent nuclear fuel to meet our growing energy demands. Watch our discussion in @HouseCommerce’s Energy Subcommittee: https://t.co/1s1o06SJE1
Thousands of Nevadans on both sides of the aisle are firmly opposed to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. I have been fighting attempts to turn Nevada into the dumping ground for nuclear waste for three decades and will not stop now. https://t.co/WeWZNPeRcJ
Yucca Mountain is the ideal location for storing spent nuclear fuel. It was selected in 1987, but politics has gotten in the way of overwhelming bipartisan policies to solve the crisis with our spent fuel policy. Today, tech advancements pave the way for reprocessing and… https://t.co/j5q5oPEUIS
Today I joined the @EnergyCommerce Committee to share opposition from Nevadans to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. Nevada does not produce nuclear waste, has not consented to storing it, and should not have it forced upon us. Read my full letter here:…
WATCH LIVE: Energy hearing on finding storage solutions for spent nuclear fuel ⬇️
Happening soon: Our Energy Subcommittee hearing on improving the management of spent nuclear fuel as we work to unleash American nuclear energy. Watch here ↓ https://t.co/HN7T1c3jrN