[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            YUCCA MOUNTAIN DOES NOT SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISIS

  (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, we need to address the energy crisis in our 
Nation; however, before this country can embrace increases in nuclear 
energy production, we need to solve the problem of what to do with the 
high level nuclear waste.
  Because burying it in Yucca Mountain, an area already rocked by 
earthquakes on a regular basis, is not the answer.
  Studies have shown that a repository site at Yucca Mountain is at 
least 10 times more prone to earthquakes and lava flows than government 
scientists previously estimated. Nevada ranks third in the Nation for 
earthquake activity, experiencing over 650 earthquakes in the last 20 
years; that means with over 30 earthquakes a year alone in this area.
  Clearly, Yucca Mountain is one of the worst places to store the 
deadliest material ever created by man.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to find a solution to the energy crisis, but we 
need to base it on true science and not misinformation and conjecture.
  The DOE plans to buy nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain is not only 
misguided but immeasurably dangerous for all Americans.

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