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The BRC evidently had no knowledge that the local community of Nye County in which Yucca Mountain is located wanted the project as did the six other neighboring counties totally an area bigger than each of the 25 smallest states. What they are really requiring is that a whole state, its government and its federal Senators and Representatives for the entire 100 years of development want a repository. Good luck with that. The BRC was nothing but payola by Obama to Reid to delay Yucca.

Contrary to the editorial and comments, the Commissioners came forth in defense of NRC workers who expect an open, safety conscious work environment which Jaczko evidently is not providing. His attacks on staff and women have reached levels that in any nuclear company would result in his removal by the NRC, yet the Sun blames it only on the mysterious anti-Jaczko forces in the nuclear industry. Perhaps other industries put up with management that shuts down communications from its staff, but the NRC expects that its licensees and itself have an open door, freedom of communication and everyone treated respectfully requirement. It makes one wonder just what the staff of the LV Sun have to put up with that they would defend such a poor manager as Jaczko.

Hmmm. More lies from the Sun. Yucca Mountain was in the top 3 of all sites considered. The country could not afford to investigate all 3, so yes Yucca was chosen, but then again it is in a desert 100 miles from any city next door to 1000 nuclear explosions. Seems reasonable, but yes it "screwed" Nevada.

So instead, let Nevada go on its own, repudiate any protection from nuclear weapons or nuclear powered Naval ships, pay for the differential in electric rates between coal/wind/solar and much cheaper nuclear power that allows visitors to Las Vegas, etc etc etc.

Additional, as to "states rights", Yucca Mountain is on federal land, so exactly how are states rights being infringed?

Finally, even the BRC stated that LOCAL support is required, not statewide. The six counties around and including Yucca Mountain are in favor. These counties are bigger than 25 of the states. Sure, a city over 100 miles away objects, but if this is the standard then the law should be changed to note this.

The LV Sun continues to promote illegal and unConstitutional actions by the President of the United States, as well as political payola to a US Senator. It is disheartening to see such sellout of American values for local self-interest.

Senator Reid has blown $15 billion of the American taxpayer's money for pure political gain and in violation of the NWPA as already decided by the NRC ASLB last year.

Nevadans owe the rest of the country this money as well as about $500 million per year for the next 100 years as envisioned by Senator Reid.

Please start paying up. You wouldn't want to be known as deadbeats now would you?

So Dean Heller was Nye County's representative and never voted for Yucca Mountain even though Nye County wanted it.

Just who are these guys representing? Certainly Berkley does not represent the 6 counties that want the work the repository would bring. And which Senator is representing these counties' desires? It appears that only the wealthy LV Sun owners have representation in Nevada, and not the common working man.