Thursday, June 7, 2012

Moving From Square One on Nuclear Waste

New York Times: The idea that the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada is dead has not gone down well in Congress, where some Republicans are trying to allocate new money to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission so it can revive its evaluation of the site`s suitability. But at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Thursday, some supporters of the civilian power industry said it was time to move on. "Even if Yucca Mountain were open today, we'd still need a second repository very quickly,'' said Lamar...

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