Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 | 9:42 a.m.
The Nevada Republican party did not mention Yucca Mountain by name in its platform and now the Republicans have neglected to mention it in their "contract with Nevada." That is some oversight, given that a majority of Nevadans know that science has taken a back seat to politics in the project.
Come to think of it, the National Republican Party did not mention Yucca Mountain either. Maybe the Republicans think we'll have amnesia until after the election.
Perhaps Yucca Mountain could be added in the contract with Nevada. It could be worded: "The proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository has not met scientific standards today and in the past. The federal government should consider abandoning the project."
In Nevada, we need open debate -- not silence -- about Yucca Mountain before the election.
FRANK PERNA
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