Five states chosen as nuclear dumping grounds as Trump’s leaked plan is revealed

President Donald Trump’s plan to quadruple US nuclear power by 2050 hinges on solving the nation’s growing radioactive waste crisis.

According to documents reviewed by Politico, the Trump administration is proposing scrapping Nevada‘s Yucca Mountain as the nation’s sole nuclear waste repository and instead partnering with states willing to store the radioactive material.

A White House official told the Daily Mail: ‘The Trump administration continues to prioritize advancing civilian nuclear energy as evidenced in the Oval Office on Friday.’

Trump hosted executives from nuclear power companies at the White House last week to celebrate a new milestone in his effort to accelerate the

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