Graham applauds Court Ruling on Yucca Mountain

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) says he was pleased with the federal appeals court ruling saying the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been violating federal law by delaying a decision on a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada. By a 2-1 vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the NRC to complete the licensing process and approve or reject the Energy Department’s application for a waste site at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. “I applaud the Court’s calling out the Obama Administration for their flagrant violation of the law.  The court rightly rebuked the Obama Administration for delaying a decision on this important national security matter. Yucca Mountain remains the appropriate nuclear waste storage site.  In addition, some of the first nuclear waste to be sent to Yucca Mountain would come from Savannah River Site. Today’s ruling is positive news for South Carolina and our nation.”