We need to explore her views on nuclear power plant permitting and the long-term storage of nuclear waste.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has gone through a very dark period recently.
Just a couple quick questions. Dr. Macfarlane, my home State of Wyoming, and I know you are taking notes, has an abundance of domestic urani...
I want to commend Senators Bingaman and Feinstein and Murkowski for their leadership.
Under the law, it is our job to get the waste and to take care of it.
We hope that that bill can be introduced within the next 2 or 3 weeks.
When I think about Yucca Mountain, we need affordable domestic energy. And we need it now.
The issue of the storage of nuclear waste is vital to maintaining and expanding affordable nuclear power in the United States.
I believe Yucca Mountain could be a key bridge to allowing nuclear energy to be a very viable part of America's energy mix.
Congress has voted a number of times to retain Yucca Mountain as the national site.
We need to break the stalemate.