{"id":18068,"date":"2026-08-04T15:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/?p=18068"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:25:24","slug":"rosen-cortez-masto-introduce-bill-to-overturn-law-establishing-yucca-mountain-as-nuclear-waste-repository-consider-new-uses-for-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/08\/04\/rosen-cortez-masto-introduce-bill-to-overturn-law-establishing-yucca-mountain-as-nuclear-waste-repository-consider-new-uses-for-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Overturn Law Establishing Yucca Mountain As Nuclear Waste Repository, Consider New Uses for Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 <\/strong>U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill to ensure Yucca Mountain will never be used as a repository for nuclear waste and require the U.S. government to consider other uses for Yucca Mountain that would create jobs and stimulate Nevada\u2019s economy. The <em>Jobs, Not Waste Act<\/em> would repeal the law that established Yucca Mountain as a repository for nuclear waste, require the Department of Energy (DOE) to withdraw and terminate the licensing proceeding for Yucca Mountain at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, require DOE to reclaim and mitigate any adverse environmental impacts to the site, and require the Office of Management and Budget to conduct and submit a study to determine the viability and benefits of other uses for the site. This bill comes following the Trump Administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/leaked-document-reveals-white-house-nuclear-waste-plan-01012663\">proposal to scrap Yucca Mountain<\/a> as the nation\u2019s sole nuclear waste repository and instead allow states to willingly host such facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNevadans have always been clear that we will not allow nuclear waste to be stored at Yucca Mountain \u2013 and that any proposal to establish a nuclear waste repository needs to be centered on the consent of the surrounding community,\u201d <strong>dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m encouraged by the recent proposal from the Trump Administration that acknowledges Yucca Mountain is not an option for nuclear waste storage, which is why I hope they will support this legislation to ensure Yucca remains dead. We have an opportunity to consider the benefits of other uses for the Yucca Mountain site to create jobs for Nevadans and grow our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNevadans have been clear from the beginning that our state cannot and will not house the nation\u2019s nuclear waste,\u201d <strong>said Senator Cortez Masto.<\/strong> \u201cWhile I welcome the Trump administration\u2019s recent move to leave the unworkable Yucca Mountain proposal behind, we cannot take anything for granted. It\u2019s time to pass our <em>Jobs, Not Waste Act<\/em> to explore other uses for the Yucca site and allow states who want to store nuclear waste to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto have been leading the fight against storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. During the first Trump Administration, they were part of successful efforts to stop the Administration\u2019s attempts to restart the Yucca Mountain licensing process by preventing funds for the failed site from being included in every final appropriations bill. At the beginning of this Congress, Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2025\/01\/15\/rosen-nevada-delegation-reintroduce-legislation-to-prevent-nuclear-waste-storage-at-yucca-mountain\/\">introduced a bill<\/a> to guarantee state, tribal, and local officials are given a meaningful voice in the decision-making process when a nuclear waste repository is proposed in their community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill to ensure Yucca Mountain will never be used as a repository for nuclear waste and require the U.S. government to consider other uses for Yucca Mountain that would create jobs and stimulate Nevada\u2019s economy. 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