WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the success of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and Stewardship (NNLEMS) to accelerate nuclear waste cleanup. The CLEAN SMART Act would codify and properly fund NNLEMS to leverage the best available science and technology of the nation's national labs to support DOE's cleanup efforts.
DOE, acting through the Office of Environmental Management (EM), currently ho...