Feb 02 2010
Nuclear Waste Disposal Cut from 2010 budget
I find it odd that President Obama called for an increase in nuclear power plants in his State of the Union speech, but completely cut funding for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in his 2010 budget. Below is the portion for the budget located here.
TERMINATION: YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY
Department of Energy
The Administration has determined that Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is not a workable option for a nuclear waste repository and will discontinue the Department of Energy’s program to construct a repository at the mountain in 2010. The Department will carry out its responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act within the Office of Nuclear Energy as the Administration develops a new nuclear waste management strategy.
