Bush Signs Legislation Approving Nuclear Waste Site at Yucca Mountain. /
Doug Abrahms.
- Gannett News Service (Syndicate), 2002.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 70. Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Bush Signs Legislation Approving Nuclear Waste Site at Yucca Mountain, July 23, 2002; pp. n.p..
"President [George W.] Bush signed legislation Tuesday [July 23, 2002] designating Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear waste dump. The move, which allows Energy Department officials to seek a license for the project from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, comes over the objections of Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn." (GANNETT NEWS SERVICE) This article relays legislation has been signed declaring Yucca Mountain the nation's storage site for nuclear waste.