High-Level & Tank Waste

Nevada Senator, Energy Secretary Spar Over Yucca Mountain Safety

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Image courtesy of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday affirmed his belief that the planned site for a nuclear waste repository under Nevada’s Yucca Mountain is safe, even given its proximity to an Air Force munitions test range.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) pressed…

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