Nevada seeks united front against Yucca [View All]

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Utah's 'thrown us under the bus,' official says

Deseret Morning News

Western states should stand together against the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository proposed for Nevada, says a Nevada official.


Marta Adams, a senior deputy attorney general, calls the U.S. Department of Energy "disingenuous" about Yucca Mountain. The most recent bombshell involving the site is the federal government's announcement last week that a review to validate scientific studies about water infiltration and climate may have been falsified.


While Nevada organized a strong, tenacious fight against the repository, the Utah congressional delegation sided with the federal government. Rather than support the neighboring state as they should have, said Adams, Utah has "thrown us under the bus." She said Idaho also took that approach.


Utah's senators did not back Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in attempting to kill the repository and keep the 40,000 tons of waste where it is now stored — at nuclear power plants.

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