H.R. 10143 — Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026

This section defines terms used in the Act, including the appropriate committees of Congress as the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; the Commission as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Secretary as the Secretary of Energy; and the Yucca Mountain site as defined in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

This section terminates the licensing proceeding for a nuclear waste repository at the Yucca Mountain site and withdraws the Department of Energy’s pending application for construction authorization. It prohibits the Secretary of Energy from considering or reconsidering the Yucca Mountain site for a repository. It requires the Secretary to reclaim the site and mitigate significant adverse environmental impacts from prior characterization and application activities. It ends the State of Nevada’s eligibility to enter into a benefits agreement under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.

This section directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make publicly available, within 180 days of enactment, a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site. The study must address defense activities such as a command facility for unmanned aircraft systems, renewable energy development, and scientific research, as described in the September 2011 GAO report numbered GAO–11–847.