If this Congress affirmatively states that the application should continue to be reviewed and that Yucca Mountain should continue to be considered according to current law, is the Secretary of Energy and the President of the United States going to honor that law?
Barton questions if the government will honor Congress's decision on Yucca Mountain.
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