CHAIRMAN CAPITO OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING TO EXAMINE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing to examine opportunities to update America's nuclear waste management policies.

In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discussed the history of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and the Trump administration's proposal to establish Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs) in host states across the country. She also discussed the need for legislation that lays out legal guidelines for any federal nuclear waste programs, as well as the need to properly fund these programs.

Below is the opening statement...