Reid: Won't Allow DOE Chief Who Supports Yucca
December 3, 2008
(The Associated Press, Washington) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't allow an Energy secretary through the Senate who supports building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
The Nevada Democrat says he's discussed candidates for the job with President-elect Barack Obama, but in an interview he declined to reveal any names.
Reid also says that under an Obama administration, the nuclear waste dump plan is, quote, "gone."
The Energy Department wants to store 77,000 tons of highly radioactive waste 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
(The Associated Press, Washington) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't allow an Energy secretary through the Senate who supports building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
The Nevada Democrat says he's discussed candidates for the job with President-elect Barack Obama, but in an interview he declined to reveal any names.
Reid also says that under an Obama administration, the nuclear waste dump plan is, quote, "gone."
The Energy Department wants to store 77,000 tons of highly radioactive waste 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.