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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/jul/20/072010380.html

July 20, 2007

Clinton wants Senate hearing for Yucca Mt. alternatives
By SCOTT SONNER
Associated Press Writer

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Repeating her vow to kill Yucca Mountain if elected president, Sen. Hillary Clinton called Friday for an immediate halt to the federal licensing process and for Senate hearings to consider alternatives to the proposed nuclear waste repository in southern Nevada.

"It is past time to start exploring alternatives to Yucca Mountain," the Democratic presidential hopeful from New York told reporters during a teleconference.

"Once again the Bush administration is ignoring science and pushing forward recklessly with this license application without having protective standards in place," Clinton said.

Clinton, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said she will ask the panel's chairman, California Democrat Barbara Boxer, to schedule the hearing.

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