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Congress first mandated a nuclear waste repository in 1982, and the federal government considered numerous sites.But in 1987, Congress picked Yucca, in legislation opponents refer to as the “Screw
Nevada Bill.”The site was due to be operational by 1998 but has faced numerous roadblocks since then,
including extended years of study under the Clinton Administration which effectively stalled the projectIn 2008, under President George W. Bush, the Energy Department submitted an application for
Yucca to the NRC.Trump Triggers Fight Over Yucca Waste SiteTrump Signals Opposition To Nuclear Waste Site In
Nevada Despite His Budget Proposals To Fund ItClinton declares Yucca Mountain ´will be off the table forever´President Bush OK´s Reccomendation of Yucca Mountain as a disposal site for Nuclear Material$13 billion later, Nuclear Waste site at a dead end.Governemtn must continue review of Nevada Nuclear Waste site, court says.Trump eyes rebooting Yucca Mountain, as Nuclear waste piles up
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