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Congressman Doc Hastings Statement on DOE's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for Hanford
Feb 13, 2012 - A statement from Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) about today’s budget request from the U.S. Department of Energy follows: “In terms of Hanford cleanup, the requests for both ORP and RL are positive and will keep cleanup progress moving forward. I will closely monitor the WTP rebaselining effort and... More

Hastings Announces 2012 Nuclear Cleanup Caucus Site Briefings
Feb 6, 2012 - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Chairman of the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, today announced the schedule for the 2012 annual briefing series on the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup program. “During my time in Congress I have found that these briefings help educate and ... More

Congressman Doc Hastings statement on the Blue Ribbon Commission Report
Jan 26, 2012 - "As recognized by the Blue Ribbon Commission, Yucca Mountain is the national repository under the law. The Obama Administration, though, continues it's illegal shutdown of Yucca Mountain and blocked the Commission from even considering the national repository. To get serious about our nuclear safety... More

Hastings Statement on Rattlesnake Mountain
Oct 25, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Doc Hastings addressed the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs in a legislative hearing to discuss the Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011. This is a piece of legislation Hastings sponsored to ensure public access to the summ... More

Congressman Doc Hastings address to Energy Community Alliance
Sep 15, 2011 - Congressman Doc Hastings today addressed attendees at a meeting hosted by Energy Community Alliance in Washington, D.C. Read the full speech below: Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today about the unique challenges facing our nuclear cleanup communities. I would like to take this opportun... More

Congressman Doc Hastings statement regarding today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s actions
Sep 9, 2011 - “The long and short of this is that the Department of Energy should never have been allowed to attempt to withdraw the Yucca Mountain application in the first place. The fact that today's NRC decision lets stand the Licensing Board's decision shows how wrong DOE was. But, the Chairman's unprecedente... More

Congressman Doc Hastings statement on Blue Ribbon Commission Report
Jul 29, 2011 - Washington, D.C.—“Today’s report from the Blue Ribbon Commission is no surprise as this group never had any intention of conducting a serious, honest approach to storage of the nuclear waste in our country. The BRC was formed so that President Obama could terminate Yucca Mountain without having to a... More

House Passes Hastings Amendment to Protect Nuclear Waste Cleanup Program
Jul 14, 2011 - Washington, D.C.—Thursday, the House of Representatives passed an amendment authored by Congressman Doc Hastings that would prevent the Department of Energy from using Fiscal Year 2012 funds to move the Office of Environmental Management under the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. "I'm hopeful m... More

Statement from Congressman Doc Hastings on DOE's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for Hanford
Feb 14, 2011 - STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN DOC HASTINGS ON DOE’S FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET REQUEST FOR HANFORD (WASHINGTON, D.C.) –A statement from Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) about today’s budget request from the U.S. Department of Energy follows: “In terms of Hanford cleanup, the requests for ORP and RL when t... More

Decision on Yucca Mountain Should Not Be Held Hostage by Politics
Nov 26, 2010 - More than twenty years ago, Congress designated a remote location in Nevada, Yucca Mountain, as the location for the safe and secure storage of our nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high level nuclear defense wastes. These wastes were created by our nation’s World War II and Cold War era nuclear weapo... More

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