Lynch objects to proposal for storing nuclear waste at Seabrook

CONCORD, N.H. --Gov. John Lynch sent a letter Wednesday objecting to a proposal that could lead to long-term storage of nuclear waste at the Seabrook Station and Vermont Yankee power plants.

A bill before the U.S. House of Representatives proposes establishing storage sites for used nuclear fuel at up to 31 state locations.

Lynch wrote to U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, who heads the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, saying the proposal is wrong for the health and safety of the citizens of New Hampshire.

He also said state ratepayers, like those in many other states, have paid millions to create one secure national storage site in Nevada and to change course now is a bad move.