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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002

Nevada Gov. Kelly Guinn (R) will get his chance today to tell President Bush in person that that putting a national nuclear waste dump in his state "stinks."

Guinn plans to tell Bush he will vote the Yucca Mountain project. Congress would have to then resolve the dispute.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham last month made public his intention to recommend the site. He can send his formal notice to Bush as early as Saturday.

Joining Guinn will be Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.). Along with area tribes and other state officials, the group has opposed putting tens of thousands of tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste at the site.

Get the Story:
Guinn senses rush to approve dump (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 2/7)
Funding for test site falls short (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 2/7)
Dump Site At Yucca In Works, Above-ground storage for N-waste planned (The Las Vegas Sun in The Salt Lake Tribune 2/7)
Guinn, Reid, Ensign taking nuclear dump fight to White House (AP 2/6)

Relevant Links:
The Yucca Mountain Project, Department of Energy - http://www.ymp.gov

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