Tag Archives: Yucca Mountain

U.S. To Bury Almost All Existing Used Nuclear Fuel; Recycling Deferred At Least 20 Years via Forbes

Posted on 2013/02/01 by norma field

There’s little hope that the 70,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel dispersed across the United States will ever be recycled, according to a recent study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory—so nearly all existing waste will go into the earth. … Continue reading →

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Turning waste repositories into nuclear energy hubs via Nuclear Energy Insider

Posted on 2012/07/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The search for final repository sites tends to focus on putting waste as far out of sight as possible. But there are sound arguments for turning a repository into a nuclear centrepiece. Dr Charles Forsberg probably knows as much about … Continue reading →

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NUCLEAR WASTE via Manila Bulletin Publishing Corpration

Posted on 2012/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IN my two previous articles, one irrevocable dilemma focused on safe disposal of nuclear waste.  Storing used fuel rods from nuclear power reactors is one problem that remains unsolved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  Nuclear waste in the US … Continue reading →

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Yucca Mountain critic among nominees confirmed to nuclear panel via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2012/06/30 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

WASHINGTON– Sidestepping a new debate over the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, the Senate confirmed two of President Obama’s nominees to the beleaguered Nuclear Regulatory Commission – including a critic of the proposed waste dump in Nevada who will … Continue reading →

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Wasteland: the 50-year battle to entomb our toxic nuclear remains via The Verge

Posted on 2012/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

…. “We have something quite similar with nuclear power,” he said. “Even in the wake of Fukushima, people have become reasonably comfortable with the reactor. The reactor has the potential to be dangerous. If mismanaged, it can cause a catastrophe. … Continue reading →

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Licensure process must continue for Yucca nuclear waste site via The Augusta Chronicle

Posted on 2012/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… YOU MAY remember that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2011 abruptly stopped the licensure procedure of Yucca Mountain – the Nevada storage facility for nuclear waste. The reason for the shutdown? They didn’t have a reason. When they started … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste site hunt could point to granite via Associated Press

Posted on 2011/12/18 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The likely death of a planned nuclear waste site at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain has left federal agencies looking for a possible replacement. A national lab working for the U.S. Department of Energy is now eying granite … Continue reading →

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A New Urgency to the Problem of Storing Nuclear Waste via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/11/27 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, earlier this year caused many countries to rethink their appetite for nuclear power. It is also, in subtler ways, altering the fraught discussion of what to do with nuclear plants’ wastes. … Continue reading →

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The “scientization” of Yucca Mountain via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2011/10/21 by norma field

Government officials are often guilty of politicizing science. Egged on by business or religious interests, they cast doubt on the scientific evidence for a connection between tobacco and lung cancer, or between fossil fuels and climate change, or even between … Continue reading →

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Nuke regulators bring Yucca Mountain waste plan closer to death via The Hill

Posted on 2011/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Ben Geman – 09/09/11 03:14 PM ET The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted Friday to end review of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, handing a victory to the Obama administration in its ongoing effort to kill the … Continue reading →

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