Congressional Hearings on Yucca Mountain
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House of Representatives

April 18, 2002 --The Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing on H.J.Res.87, a resolution reviewing President Bush's recommendation to develop a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Testimony was heard from both Nevada lawmakers and representatives of the Nuclear Industry:

The Honorable Jim Gibbons, 2nd District, Nevada
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The Honorable Shelley Berkley, 1st District, Nevada
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The Honorable John Ensign
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The Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy
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note: testimony is identical to the May 16th version Abraham delivered in the Senate

The Honorable Greta Joy Dicus, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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note: testimony is identical to Richard Merserve's May 23rd testimony before the Senate

The Honorable Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Dr. Jared L. Cohon, Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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Mrs. Gary Jones, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team, U.S. General Accounting Office
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The Honorable Laura Chappelle, Chairwoman, Michigan Public Service Commission
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Mr. Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
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Mr. Jim Dushaw, Director, Utility Department, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Ms. Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen
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April 25, 2002 -- a Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and Subcommittee on Railroads held a joint hearing on transportation of spent rods to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility. The subject of the hearing was to examine the issues associated with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility in Nevada.

Honorable Shelley Berkley, 1st District, Nevada
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Honorable Jim Gibbons, 2nd District, Nevada
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Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich, 10th District, Ohio
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Honorable John Ensign, U.S. Senator, Nevada
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Gov. Kenny Guinn, center --  Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., left, shakes hands with state Sen. Jon Porter, R-Henderson
Honorable Kenny Guinn, Governor, State of Nevada
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Honorable Jon C. Porter, District 1, Nevada State Senate
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Honorable Dario Herrera, Chairman, Clark County Commission, Nevada
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Honorable Ellen G. Engleman, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration
Department of Transportation
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Honorable Allen Rutter, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation
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Mr. Lake Barrett, Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Department of Energy
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Dr. Carl J. Paperiello, Deputy Executive Director for Operations, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Mr. Ed Hamberger, President, Association of American Railroads
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Mr. Robert H. Halstead, Transportation Advisor, State of Nevada’s Agency for Nuclear Projects
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Mr. Edward M. Davis, President/CEO, NAC International
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Dr. James David Ballard, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Dr. Marvin Resnikoff, Radioactive Waste Management Associates
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Senate

May 16, May 22, and May 23, 2002 -- congressional hearings were held on S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Below are the testimonies from the hearings.


Hearing 1: May 16, 2002

Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy
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Hearing 2: May 22, 2002

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
Dr. James David Ballard, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Michigan
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Robert J. Halstead, Transportation Advisor, Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, Portage Wisconsin
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Dr Victor Gilinsky, Former Member, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Glen Echo MD
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Hon. Rocky Anderson, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Michael Ervin, Sr., Vice President, Peace Officers Research Association of California, Sacramento CA
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Dr. Stephen Prescott, Executive Director, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City Utah
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Mr. Kenny Guinn, Governor, State of Nevada
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Hearing 3: May 23, 2002

Hon. Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Nils J. Diaz, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Greta Joy Dicus, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Edward McGaffigan, r., Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Dr. Jared L. Cohon, Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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Ms. Gary Jones, Natural Resources and Environment Team, General Accounting Office
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Hon. Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency
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Hon. Robert Card, Under Secretary, Department of Energy
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Mr. Jim Hall, Former Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board
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Further reading and related documents:

April 4, 2002 -- Governor Kenny Guinn Vetos Yucca Mountain

May 23, 2002 -- General Accounting Office Testimony (pdf file 141KB)

June 6, 2002 -- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passes Yucca


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