Energy and Environment

House proposes funding boost for nuclear weapons program, Yucca Mountain

By John Siciliano

Published May 7, 2018 6:03pm ET

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House proposes funding boost for nuclear weapons program, Yucca Mountain — An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Wednesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Released) | Ian Dudley

The House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal 2019 energy and water spending bill Sunday that includes sizable increases for national defense nuclear weapons activities, the Army Corps of Engineers’ infrastructure priorities, and the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

The bill provides a $1.5 billion increase over fiscal 2018 levels, and an $8 billion increase in Trump’s fiscal 2019 request.

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