Good morning everyone. The committee will come to order we are meeting to examine an issue that effectively weve been at a stalemate for quite some time. What we should do with used nuclear fuel accumulating at the Nuclear Reactors. At a starting point we should recognize that Nuclear Energy is an important part of our countrys electric generation. I believe its a vital part of our mix. The large reactors not landscape provide reliable admissions free power to communities across our country. Our Nations Nuclear industry is critically important but it also faces a number of challenges and one that impacted the first reactors began operation and Nuclear Waste disposition. Beginning with the passage of the Nuclear Waste policy act of 1982 congress attempted several times to address the backend of the fuel cycle. In an effort to resolve an earlier stalemate the federal government was supposed to begin taking title to use fuel and moving it to a repository at Yucca Mountain in nevada beginn
Next, a hearing examines options for temporary and permanent Nuclear Waste storage. Lawmakers considered legislation and the future of the Yucca Mountain site in nevada. Held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, this is about two hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Were meeting to examine an issue that weve been at a stalemate for for quite some time. What we should do with the used nuclear fuel that is accumulating at our Nations Nuclear reactors. As a starting point, i think we should recognize that Nuclear Energy is an important part of our countrys electric generation. I believe it is a vital part of our mix. The large reactionors that dot the landscape provide Reliable Energy across our country. Our Nations Nuclear energy is critically important but it faces challenges and one that has impacted it since the first reactors began operation. The Nuclear Waste disposition. Beginning with the passage of the Nuclear Waste policy act in 1982,
What we should do with used nuclear fuel thats accumulating at our Nations Nuclear reactors. As a starting point, we should recognize Nuclear Energy is an important part of our countrys electric generation. I believe it is a vital part of our mix. Large reactors that dot the landscape provide reliable power to communities across the country. The Nuclear Industry is critically important, but also faces a number of challenges and one that has impact since the first reactors began operation is Nuclear Waste disposition. Beginning with passage of the Nuclear Waste policy act of 1982, congress has attempted several times to address the back end of the fuel cycle, in an effort to resolve earlier stalemate, the federal government was supposed to begin taking title to use fuel and moving it to a repository at yuca mountain in nevada beginning in 1988. The governments failure to deliver on this promise is costing taxpayers up to 2 million per day. This hearing is an opportunity to consider the
Good afternoon. Well call this hearing to order. I thank everyone for coming. I want to welcome our guest with us to day, secretary of treasury mr. Mnuchin. Thank you for joining us. Today we look forward to discussing the departments budget request as well as some of the assumptions and policies inclu included in this year 2018. The president s budgets proposes cutting spending by 3. 6 trillion over the next ten years while making key investments to spur Economic Growth and job creation. I believe it is honest and impressive and includes major middle income and business tax cuts through tax reform allowing individuals and constituents all across the country to keep more of their paycheck for themselves. It also has a trillion dollar public and private plan for national infrastructure. It rescues families from a Failing Health care law. It build upon our spending cuts and further reduces the size of many federal agencies if not eliminating agencies altogether. The president rightly wan
Attorney general in february. You can watch on cspan3, cspan. Org, and you can listen on the cspan radio app. Now, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin testifying on the 2018 proposal. Most focused on various programs under theup for cut president s proposal. This is one hour and 35 minutes. Good afternoon. We will call this hearing to order. I thank everyone for coming. I want to welcome our guest with us, secretary of the treasury mr. Mnuchin. Thank you for joining us. We look forward to discussing the departments budget request as well as some of the a some shoulds and policies included in the president s overall request for this upcoming year of 2018. The president s budget proposes cutting spending by 3. 6 trillion over the next 10 years while making key investments to spur Economic Growth and job creation. We have heard what the critics have said and there might be a few critics in here today but mr. Secretary, i am not one of them. I believe the president legit is the president s bu