Nevada officials celebrate shift of American nuclear waste strategy away from Yucca Mountain
Nevada officials are declaring victory over Yucca Mountain — even as some experts cautioned the federal government’s pivot away from the long-stalled and controversial nuclear waste repository may create new problems.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs, a shift that could permanently scrap plans for the controversial repository about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
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