Related: Obama Caps Off the Betrayals
"Senate approves $34.3b energy bill" by Associated Press | July 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill yesterday that backs up President Obama’s promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility. The bill, passed by an 85-9 vote, also covers hundreds of water projects being undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers.
The Yucca Mountain project 90 miles from Las Vegas was designed to hold 77,000 tons of waste, but has been strongly opposed by the Nevada delegation, which had been outgunned in its efforts to kill it. The move fulfills a campaign promise by Obama to close Yucca Mountain, which was 25 years and $13.5 billion in the making. It would, however, leave the country without a long-term solution for storing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
He finally fulfilled one, huh?
The waste disposal problem has become worse since the federal government scrapped plans to open Yucca Mountain. Instead, radioactive fuel rods are now stored in concrete and steel canisters on the grounds of nuclear plants around the country....
Just waiting for 'terrorists," right?
Meanwhile, what else has the Senate been up to?
"Senators want to ban texting while driving"
"Congress urges pardon for boxing champ"
Are you kidding?
That is what they are wasting time on and getting paid tax dollars to do it?
