Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Yucca Mountain Could Help Determine Which Party Controls U.S. Senate

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Image courtesy Dean Heller Senate campaign.

By John Stang
The always controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository could play a role in determining whether Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. Senate after the midterm elections on Tuesday.
Incumbent Nevada senior Sen. Dean Heller (R) is campaigning…

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