The rumors of Yucca Mountain’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Now that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rightfully agreed the Department of Energy did not and does not have the authority to withdraw the application for Yucca mountain, it is clear the court system is the next stop on Yucca’s long and expensive journey.
While it is a further waste of taxpayer funds for DOE to defend its decision to ignore its legal obligation in court, I am confident that our judicial system will ultimately require DOE to actually follow the law. I am also certain that the NRC’s decision to close out work on the license application will be challenged in court and in Congress. After America’s taxpayers and ratepayers have invested more than $20 billion in this project, it’s naïve and premature to conclude Yucca Mountain is dead.
By: Christopher Guith, vice president, U.S. Chamber’s Energy Institute
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