MI HR0021

Michigan House urges Congress to reinstate federal funding for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada for permanent storage of spent nuclear fuel

Over 70,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel are currently stored at temporary sites across the country, including Michigan, creating potential vulnerability concerns

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission determined in October 2014 that Yucca Mountain would safely meet all standards for protecting people and the environment from radioactivity

Michigan electric utility customers have paid $812 million into the federal Nuclear Waste Fund since 1983, with the fund currently holding a balance exceeding $31 billion

Resolution directs transmission of this memorial to the President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation