Congressional Hearings on Yucca Mountain Testimonies available in HTML (online-viewing) and PDF format Print or view all documents (One Adobe PDF File - 140 pages, 573KB ) House of Representatives April 18, 2002 --The Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing on H.J.Res.87, a resolution reviewing President Bush's recommendation to develop a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Testimony was heard from both Nevada lawmakers and representatives of the Nuclear Industry: The Honorable Jim Gibbons, 2nd District, Nevada Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format The Honorable Shelley Berkley, 1st District, Nevada Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format The Honorable John Ensign Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format The Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format note: testimony is identical to the May 16th version Abraham delivered in the Senate The Honorable Greta Joy Dicus, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format note: testimony is identical to Richard Merserve's May 23rd testimony before the Senate The Honorable Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format note: testimony is identical to Holmstead's May 23rd testimony before the Senate Dr. Jared L. Cohon, Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format Mrs. Gary Jones, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team, U.S. General Accounting Office Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format note: testimony is identical to Jones' May 23rd testimony before the Senate The Honorable Laura Chappelle, Chairwoman, Michigan Public Service Commission Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format Mr. Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format Mr. Jim Dushaw, Director, Utility Department, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format Ms. Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format April 25, 2002 -- a Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and Subcommittee on Railroads held a joint hearing on transportation of spent rods to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility. The subject of the hearing was to examine the issues associated with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility in Nevada. Honorable Shelley Berkley, 1st District, Nevada Read her Opening Statement online Download her Opening Statement in PDF format Honorable Jim Gibbons, 2nd District, Nevada no statement available Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich, 10th District, Ohio Read testimony online Download testimony in PDF format Honorable John Ensign, U.S. Senator, Nevada Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Honorable Kenny Guinn, Governor, State of Nevada Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Honorable Jon C. Porter, District 1, Nevada State Senate Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Honorable Dario Herrera, Chairman, Clark County Commission, Nevada Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Honorable Ellen G. Engleman, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration Department of Transportation Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Honorable Allen Rutter, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration Department of Transportation Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Mr. Lake Barrett, Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Department of Energy Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr. Carl J. Paperiello, Deputy Executive Director for Operations, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Mr. Ed Hamberger, President, Association of American Railroads Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Mr. Robert H. Halstead, Transportation Advisor, State of Nevada’s Agency for Nuclear Projects Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Mr. Edward M. Davis, President/CEO, NAC International Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr. James David Ballard, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr. Marvin Resnikoff, Radioactive Waste Management Associates Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Senate May 16, May 22, and May 23, 2002 -- congressional hearings were held on S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Below are the testimonies from the hearings. Hearing 1: May 16, 2002 Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Hearing 2: May 22, 2002 Dr. James David Ballard, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Michigan Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Robert J. Halstead, Transportation Advisor, Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, Portage Wisconsin Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr Victor Gilinsky, Former Member, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Glen Echo MD Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Hon. Rocky Anderson, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Michael Ervin, Sr., Vice President, Peace Officers Research Association of California, Sacramento CA Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr. Stephen Prescott, Executive Director, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City Utah Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Mr. Kenny Guinn, Governor, State of Nevada Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Hearing 3: May 23, 2002 Hon. Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Nils J. Diaz, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Greta Joy Dicus, Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Hon. Edward McGaffigan, r., Nuclear Regulatory Commission Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Dr. Jared L. Cohon, Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Ms. Gary Jones, Natural Resources and Environment Team, General Accounting Office Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Hon. Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Hon. Robert Card, Under Secretary, Department of Energy no testimony available Mr. Jim Hall, Former Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Read testimony online Download testmony in PDF format Further reading and related documents: April 4, 2002 -- Governor Kenny Guinn Vetos Yucca Mountain May 23, 2002 -- General Accounting Office Testimony (pdf file 141KB) June 6, 2002 -- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passes Yucca