As the U.S. House prepares to hold a vote Thursday on a resolution that would restart the licensing process for the proposed national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Las Vegas business leaders are expressing staunch opposition to the measure.
On Monday, the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce issued a letter to House leadership citing numerous concerns over the project and saying Yucca Mountain is “not a feasible or practical site for the storage of nuclear waste.” Tuesday, a group of local businesses and business organizations issued a letter to House members saying they would “work tirelessly to ensure that radioactive waste is never stored anywhere near the world’s entertainment capital in Las Vegas.” That group that included the chamber, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, several leading Las Vegas resort companies, the American Gaming Association and the Nevada Resort Association.
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