\nAs Nevada leaders \u2013 both Democrats and Republicans \u2013 have done for decades, my administration and I will continue to oppose the Department of Energy’s unsafe plans for plutonium and nuclear waste storage in our state. As the Defense Nuclear Facilities Board \u2013 a federal safety board \u2013 pointed out recently, earthquake risks make the Nevada National Security Site unsuitable for plutonium and make Yucca Mountain unsuitable for nuclear waste.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The governor added, “Furthermore, the proximity of Nellis Air Force Base to both sites increases the unacceptable risk of accidents and exposure of nearby communities to toxic material.”<\/p>\n
Politics, Not Science<\/b><\/h2>\n
Sisolak contends that the 1987 decision to designate Yucca as the country’s only viable nuclear repository was reached “on political science, not earth science.” “Nevada will never stop fighting this unsound, unsafe, and costly mistake,” the first-term governor declared.<\/p>\n
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The letter signed by the gaming executives pointed to the fact that more than 42 million visitors traveled to Las Vegas last year. Adelson and others contend that the threat of nuclear materials being stored just 90 miles away “would unquestionably have severe negative implications for Nevada’s future and economic growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MGM Resorts is Nevada’s largest employer. The Nevada gaming industry had 289 casinos that grossed $1 million or more in gross gaming revenue in the 2018 fiscal year, which generated more than $874.3 million in taxes and fees for the state.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Numerous Las Vegas casino executives are calling on Congress to forgo funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste depository some 90 miles northwest of the gambling mecca. President Donald Trump’s current budget proposal for the Department of Energy (DOE) includes $116 million in federal funds allocated to opening the nuclear facility in the remote Nevada […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":103100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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