Panel to discuss state's latest plans to fight nuclear waste storage in Nevada

Nevada nuclear watchdogs will meet today to discuss the current status the long-term storage of the nation’s radioactive waste

The Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects will discuss its biennial report on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and recommendations to the governor and Legislature at 1 p.m. at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in downtown Las Vegas.

Yucca Mountain, about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, was designated as the nation’s only permanent nuclear waste repository in 1987, but the Nevada congressional delegation and state officials have railed against the federal plan for decades. The site is not currently in use.

Bob Halstead, executive director of the state’s Agency for Nuclear Projects, said the state would fight back if any form of licensing on Yucca Mountain starts again.

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