REP. WILSON VOWS TO WORK TOWARDS KEEPING MOX ‘ON TRACK’

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) lashed out against the Administration’s decision to drastically cut funding for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project in yesterday’s budget request, and vowed to work in Congress to maintain funding for the program. “I am extremely disappointed in the President’s decision to reduce funding for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site,” Wilson, whose district includes Savannah River, said in a statement. “Not only is the facility over 60 percent completed, it also allows the United States to honor its commitment to Russia to dispose of 34 metric tons of weapons grade plutonium. Halting the construction of this vital national asset is not in the best interest of our national security and will also severely hinder SRS’s ability to complete its environmental cleanup mission. As Congress moves through the appropriations process, I will work to pursue alternative means to ensure that this project of national security importance remains on track to be finished in a timely manner.”