Las Vegas, Nevada (AP)
Clark County and a nonprofit Timbisha Shoshone corporation have joined the state of Nevada in challenging the federal Energy Department application for a license to build and operate the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
“In a nutshell, we’re challenging DOE’s capacity to construct and operate a safe repository,” said Irene Navis, Clark County nuclear waste planning manager.
Clark County and a nonprofit Timbisha Shoshone corporation have joined the state of Nevada in challenging the federal Energy Department application for a license to build and operate the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
“In a nutshell, we’re challenging DOE’s capacity to construct and operate a safe repository,” said Irene Navis, Clark County nuclear waste planning manager.