A House of Representatives draft spending bill for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2021 does not include spending to restart the licensing procedure for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, press reports in the US said, without giving details.
US president Donald Trump has backed off his proposals to restart the process to build Yucca Mountain after three years of pushing for the project.
US president Donald Trump has backed off his proposals to restart the process to build Yucca Mountain after three years of pushing for the project.
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