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If Trump and Biden agree there shouldn’t be a nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain, can’t we all? via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/08/27 by nfield

By David Klaus, August 26, 2020 Believe it or not, there is an issue on which Donald Trump and Joe Biden agree: Both have announced their opposition to building an underground repository to permanently store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in … Continue reading →

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The D.C. Circuit Goes Nuclear via The Weekly Standard

Posted on 2013/08/24 by norma field

[…]In a case titled In re Aiken County, the court took the extraordinary step of ordering the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue reviewing the Energy Department’s proposal for a federal nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. I say “extraordinary” … Continue reading →

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It’s 2050: Do you know where your nuclear waste is? via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2011/07/10 by norma field

In light of Japan’s nuclear disaster, a major lesson can be learned related to the back end of the fuel cycle: Planning is necessary for the safe and secure management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. But the topic … Continue reading →

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