The EPA has determined that the final standards (pdf) for the planned Yucca Mountain high-level waste disposal facility are “fully protective of human health” and the repository will not be allowed to open unless it meets these requirements.
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Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain Clears Another Hurdle
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Submitted by ecopolitico on Wed, 2008-10-01 02:45. | Tags: politics | EPA | nrc | nuclear power | nuclear waste | Yucca Mountain
McCain’s Nuclear Razzle-Dazzle Fizzles with Inconsistencies
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He's turned his back on the Grand Canyon, thwarts voting on key clean energy incentives.
Submitted by MaxMaxL on Wed, 2008-08-06 02:56. | Tags: politics | Barak Obama | grand canyon | mccain | nuclear | nuclear power | nuclear waste | Obama | radioactive | radioactivity | Senator McCain | uranium | Yucca Mountain
Beginning of the End For Yucca Mountain or the Beginning of Interim Nuclear Waste Management?
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"Nuclear energy officials appear to be taking the lead in the quest for storage of radioactive waste, as Nevada's Yucca Mountain looks less and less like a reality".
Submitted by MaxMaxL on Sat, 2008-02-23 16:55. | Tags: science | nuclear | nuclear power plants | nuclear waste | nuclear waste management | nuclear waste storage | radioactive waste | Yucca Mountain
Yucca Mountain Failure a Windfall for Nuclear Utilities
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The longer it takes to build a nuclear waste repository, the more money goes into the hands of the nuclear power industry. Does this make any sense? After all, taxpayers are footing the bill.
Submitted by MaxMaxL on Wed, 2008-02-20 10:06. | Tags: business | high-level nuclear waste | nevada | nuclear energy | nuclear power | nuclear waste | radioactive waste | Sen. Harry Reid | Senate | Yucca Mountain
