[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD MUST ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
                            SAFETY CONCERNS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, almost 10 years ago the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board was created by Congress to determine the most 
suitable site for storing nuclear waste. This board was made up of the 
most prominent members of the scientific community, not one of whom 
hails from Nevada.
  What recommendation did this board make? Well, in their March 1996 
report they concluded that there was absolutely no compelling technical 
or safety reason to remove spent fuel from its current location to a 
central facility. This expert, nonpartisan review board made this 
determination based on irrefutable, unbiased, scientific research.
  What legitimate excuse, then, could justify the moving of nuclear 
waste from on-site storage, placing the health, welfare, and safety of 
many citizens in jeopardy? There are still many environmental and 
safety concerns that must be addressed before we move forward and 
mandate an unsafe permanent or interim nuclear waste storage facility 
at Yucca Mountain.

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