Reid Cuts Yucca License Application Funding by $27 Million

In leading the U.S. Senate toward passage of the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, Nevada Senator Harry Reid cut the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions license application funding for the Yucca Mountain project from $56 million to $29 million.

The Senate-passed bill follows the Presidents budget level of $196.8 million to terminate Yucca and fund the Secretary of Energys Blue Ribbon Commission to develop alternative nuclear waste management solutions.

The Senates vote today affirms the Presidents budget to terminate Yucca Mountain and to begin working on more responsible alternative solutions for nuclear waste, Reid said. Ill continue my work with the Administration and our congressional delegation to prevent Nevada from ever again being considered as the nations nuclear dumping ground.

In addition to his efforts to kill Yucca Mountain, Reid secured more than $57 million for Nevada energy and water projects ranging from renewable energy planning, infrastructure and development to water reclamation and flood control projects.

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