Perry pushes Nevada nuclear waste site in first official visit

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

GLOBAL ENERGY NEWS | Mon Mar 27, 2017 | 8:10pm EDT

Perry pushes Nevada nuclear waste site in first official visit

By Timothy Gardner

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry pushed for opening Nevada's Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in a meeting with the state's governor on Monday, but the local leader said he remains staunchly opposed to the project.

The visit with Governor Brian Sandoval was Perry's first official travel since becoming energy secretary. The multi-billion-dollar nuclear storage project, which was rejected by former President Barack Obama, has been championed by the Trump administration.

Most of Nevada's politicians question the long-term safety of the site and the transportation of radioactive waste through the state.

"I stressed the need for Nevada to maintain its key role as we seek sensible, stable, and long-term solutions to fulfilling our responsibility to safely manage spent nuclear fuel," Perry said in a release about his conversation with Sandoval.

But Sandoval was not swayed.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-perry-idUSKBN16Z00N

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Our State passed a resolution

of not opening that Nightmare up.

[murielm99]

2. Are you in Nevada? n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Yes,

Most Nevadan's are against this thing. We are still dealing with the Down Winder's from the nineties. Nobody wants the Hot stuff put in that sieve of a cave. We have a low yield Storage dump a short distances away that has on going problems. And with prevailing winds,the City of Beatty would be ground zero once again.

[murielm99]

4. Start protesting that idiot Perry.

And he is an idiot! Call, write, show up in person.

I don't live anywhere near you, but this is outrageous.