Reid, Ensign say state won’t surrender fight against nuclear repository
WASHINGTON -- No matter what happens with the embattled director of Nevada's nuclear waste agency, the state will never give up its fight against Yucca Mountain, Nevada's senators said today.
Despite progress the Department of Energy has made to move the proposed nuclear waste repository toward construction, Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and Republican Sen. John Ensign insisted the project still is more dead than alive.
In a telephone call with reporters, they moved to nip in the bud any thoughts that Nevada should abandon its opposition and seek benefits from the federal government for hosting the site.
"There will be no deal cut," Reid said. "You cannot deal with the devil and that is what Yucca Mountain is."
