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 Three Republican presidential candidates pleased the hometown crowd in Las Vegas earlier this month with their answer to a question about whether the federal government should open the long-planned nuclear waste repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry agreed it was a states’ rights issue and argued Nevada shouldn’t be compelled to accept nuclear waste from other states.

For decades, South Carolina has been waiting for a place to put radioactive waste from Cold War-era bombmaking and seven commercial nuclear reactors.

The debate answers from Paul, Romney and Perry drew immediate howls from politicians in South Carolina…..

Congressman Jeff Duncan has been vocal about his continued support of Yucca Mountain and has challenged the GOP presidential candidates to stand up for what is right rather than settling for what may be popular. Congressman Duncan is fighting for South Carolina on a national stage and newspapers across the country have already taken notice….

http://data.greenvilleonline.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/31/nuke-waste-presidential-candidates-and-harry-reids-views/