President Trump has made a U-turn on funding the long-delayed and long-debated Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada — but it’s unclear what his decision means for moving the 3.55 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant. In a tweet Thursday, Trump wrote:“Nevada, I hear you on Yucca Mountain and my Administration will RESPECT you! President Trump tried to shove nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain down our throats for three years. “Second, it will help underscore that the nation does not have a serious long-term strategy for spent fuel. Trump’s decision has not dissuaded Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), one of Capitol Hill’s strongest backers of restarting the Yucca Mountain facility, even though Shimkus is retiring at the end of the year.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 08, 2020 00:33 UTC