Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Tuesday praised a Senate plan to deal with nuclear waste, an alternative to the long-disputed Yucca Mountain site calling it a promising framework for addressing key issues. Moniz addressed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to testify on the Nuclear Waste Administration Act, which would establish a new federal agency to manage nuclear waste, which is now overseen by Moniz DOE. The bill would also create a pilot spent-fuel storage facility, as well as temporary storage facilities for non-priority spent fuel. The wrangling over the use of Nevada Yucca Mountain as a storage site has no end in sight, Moniz testified. The bill is based on the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America Nuclear Future, a panel on which Moniz served. While Moniz could not give the administration official endorsement for the bill, he expressed support for the idea of a new agency to handle nuclear waste.
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