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Public invited to comment on Yucca

Monday, June 25, 2001 | 11:16 a.m.

Clark County officials are inviting the public to voice their opinions on a proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, at 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

The meeting at the County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, will offer residents a chance to hear about potential consequences of burying 77,000 tons of commercial spent fuel and defense nuclear wastes at the mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

"The Department of Energy's efforts to inform the public have been inadequate," County Commissioner Myrna Williams said. "We feel we have a responsibility to give the residents of Clark County a balanced reporting of facts and provide opportunities for public involvement and input."

Public responses received at these meetings will be included as part of the county's final impact report to the Department of Energy, the agency that would be in charge of building and operating a repository for 10,000 years.

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