May 30 / Admin

Rep. Wilson’s bill proposes to open Yucca Mountain | Aiken Standard

A bill introduced in the U.S. House this week joined several other recently introduced bills by South Carolina legislators attempting to force the Yucca Mountain repository to open.

H.R. 4625, the Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act, was introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., attempting to require President Barack Obama to reinstate Yucca Mountain as the designated site for the nation’s high-level radioactive waste, penalizing the administration if it fails to do so.

Read more: Rep. Wilson’s bill proposes to open Yucca Mountain | Aiken Standard.

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