House spending bill thwarts Obama on Yucca nuke waste site
The Obama administration’s decision to walk away from the long-planned (and long-delayed) site — a project fiercely opposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — has come under fire from Republicans.
A House Energy and Commerce Committee panel, which is investigating the decision, will delve into the issue at a Wednesday afternoon hearing that will feature renewed criticism from Republicans.
They’re armed with a recent Government Accountability Office report they requested that found the decision to walk away from Yucca could “restart a costly and time-consuming process” to find another waste storage site.
The White House last year created an expert commission to study options for managing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel.
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