Bennett reverses: He's foe of Yucca

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON — After years of unwavering support for White House nuclear waste policies, Sen. Bob Bennett announced from the Senate floor Tuesday he has reversed course and no longer supports storing spent fuel rods deep underground at Yucca Mountain, Nev.
"I am making it clear that my support for Yucca Mountain . . . does no longer hold in the situation we find ourselves," Bennett said. "It makes sense for (nuclear) waste to be stored on site and to be shipped to a reprocessing center."
The Utah Republican has turned away from Yucca Mountain, both as a location and its deep underground waste storage approach. He said he has turned toward and will lend his unequivocal support to a proposal by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., that all nuclear waste be left at the power plants creating it as the country develops a policy of reprocessing waste.
"Sen. Bennett succinctly and clearly outlined the reasons to oppose both the proposed Yucca Mountain and PFS facilities," Reid said. "The momentum is shifting and the timing is right to address our nuclear waste challenges in a way that offers real, long-term solutions. The safest, most reasonable and effective solution is to store nuclear waste where it is already being produced."

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[tainowarrior]

1. For a moment there...

I thought he was against Yuca, a potato-like delicacy. Another "root" vegetable.

[freethought]

2. He probably lost a bet in poker

The bet was to change his stance on Yucca Mtn. How much did you lose this year Mr. Bennnet?

[gratuitous]

3. Different Bennett; this one's Bob of Utah

You're thinking of Bill Bennett, and I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would care what that flaming hypocrite thinks or says, but there he is, on show after show.

Anyway, I'm happy anytime a Republican actually comes to the right conclusion on an issue; I'm less concerned about what journey he took to get to his destination.