"Fix" vowed for Yucca

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman told lawmakers on Wednesday that the Yucca Mountain Project was "broken," and he appealed for patience as he vowed to get it fixed.

Bodman said blame could be shared by the nuclear waste repository contractor, other federal agencies and the Department of Energy itself, "who did not manage it very well."

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"We are attempting to manage it better," Bodman said. "My hope is by demonstrating a thoughtful process, we will be able to reclaim your support and that of the nuclear industry.

"We really had a process that was broken, and we are trying to fix it," said Bodman, who became energy secretary in January 2005. The nuclear industry "is being patient with me. I ask for your patience as well."

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[Kerrytravelers]

1. When I campaigned for Kerry in Nevada, Yucca Mountain

was an issue for democrats. The rethugs we talked with could care less.

[Odin2005]

2. There is much better ways to deal with waste than Yucca Mt,

Reprocess the stuff and drop the suff you can't reprocess into a subduction zone.