Barbara Vergetis Lundin reports that Both Democrats and Republicans support a federal repository for used nuclear fuel. That was just one message being delivered at the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recent Nuclear Energy Assembly. Rep. John Shimkus at the Nuclear Energy Assembly. Addressing the 2015 Nuclear Energy Assembly last week, Rep. John Shimkus, chairman of the House Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, said bipartisan support for a federal repository for used uranium fuel exists in the House and the Senate. In his remarks, Assistant Democratic Leader Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina touted the nuclear energy clean air attributes and said the technology is a vital component of the national infrastructure, identifying the management of used nuclear fuel as the top challenge confronting the industry.
The future of this industry depends upon our ability to solve the [nuclear waste] issue, Clyburn said. Their remarks came just a week after the House approved appropriations legislation for fiscal 2016, including $150 million for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to continue licensing activity for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. Shimkus stressed the significance of the NRC issuance of a key safety evaluation of Yucca Mountain.
The safety evaluation on the Yucca repository shows it will be safe for one million years. How dare we take that off the table, Shimkus said.
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