Alexander to Introduce Waste Interim Storage Legislation

Friday, February 26, 2016

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday that he will champion a change in law that would allow the Department of Energy to contract private companies in storing nuclear waste.
The move would clear the way for DOE’s search for consent-based interim…

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Alexander to Introduce Waste Interim Storage Legislation

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