Despite Efforts To Revive Yucca Mtn., UNLV Scholar Says Nevadans Shouldn’t Worry
For several years now, the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain has been mothballed, awaiting either complete closure or revival. When Donald Trump became president, the revival process began once again. In May, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill to start the funding of the repository 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
About The Author
Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative.
Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.