After talking with Obama, Reid says Yucca project will suffer a slow and painful death

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid have held several discussions about the Yucca Mountain Project since the election, with Reid saying this week the nuclear waste burial plan will “bleed real hard” before being halted.

Reid said the most recent conversation — covering the waste repository program and other issues — took place Tuesday.

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He declined to give details, but hinted that the plan to bury 77,000 tons of highly radioactive material in Nevada could die a slow and painful death.

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