Other highlights of Obama’s budget include a sharp reduction in funding for the nuclear waste dump Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The new budget removes virtually all of Yucca’s funding with the exception of license fees submitted last year. The Energy Department says the Yucca program will be “scaled back while the administration devises a new strategy toward nuclear-waste disposal.”
Obama Ends Funding for Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump
HeadlineFeb 26, 2009