The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (P.L. 118-425, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 108) requires the Department of Energy to dispose of spent nuclear fuel in a permanent underground repository and designated Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the sole candidate site, though the project is indefinitely suspended due to opposition from the State of Nevada.

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  Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

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• Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation www.everycrsreport.com Congressional Research Service via serper

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