Editorial: America needs national debate on nuclear power -
March 16
The other major stumbling block is
radioactive waste. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster remains the only accident in commercial nuclear power involving fatalities
State Regulators Urge Obama Admin To Reconsider Yucca Mountain
Senate votes to lift ban on building new nuclear plants -
Radioactive waste -
Geologicdisposal: A review of the Swedish
radioactive waste disposal program by the National Academy of Sciences found that country's
France's Radioactive Waste Management Program - Fact Sheet
FRONTLINE: nuclear reaction: Why the French Like Nuclear Energy
What is Nuclear Waste?
The Bane of Nuclear Energy: Nuclear Waste - Storage The major problem of
nuclear waste is what to do with it. In fact, one of the biggest (and perhaps the single biggest) expenses of the nuclear power
The GOP's Energy Alternative
The Wall Street Journal
We need more nuclear power.
The American Energy Act Puts Nuclear on the Fast Track
Heritage Foundation
The American Energy Act (AEA), introduced today by House Republicans, puts forth a pro-market agenda that allows nuclear energy to compete based on its merits, such as being affordable, domestic, and emissions-free.
GOP: DEM ENERGY PLAN IS C.R.A.P.
MSNBC
From NBC's Luke Russert In a news conference today on Capitol Hill, House Republicans led by Mike Pence (R-IN) released their response to the Democrats’ energy bill.
Oesthammar to be site of Swedish spent nuclear fuel repository
platts
Oesthammar will be the site for a final Swedish spent fuel geologic repository, the board of SKB, the Swedish Nuclear Fuel & Waste Management Co, decided unanimously Wednesday.
Obama Heads West
New York Times Online
With his Supreme Court selection behind him, President Obama is heading to the West Coast on Tuesday afternoon for a two day fund raising swing to Nevada and California. The president seemed eager to get into the air, moving up his departure time from Andrews Air Force Base by nearly 90 minutes. He will arrive in Las Vegas by early evening to headline an event for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
Future Dim for Nuclear Waste Repository
Debating Next-Generation Nuclear Waste
An artist’s representation of a next-generation reactor currently under construction in Finland. An underground facility for waste storage has not yet been approved. (Image: Areva)
February 2010
Big Science Role Is Seen in Global Warming ...
Nuclear industry advised to hush up about Yucca « nuclear-news
By christinamacpherson
Beyond Nuclear 13 Feb 09 Nuclear industry advised to hush up about Yucca An article in the latest issue of Nuclear Waste reveals that the nuclear industry is being advised to go silent on the failed Yucca Mountain
New nuclear plants will produce far more radiation, Independent
United Kingdom: We can't check everything, admits atomic safety chief after 14-year leak, Guardian
January 2010
New nuclear reactor’s waste is seven times more hazardous, Greenpeace exposes, Greenpeace
Obama's energy chief softens stance on coal and nuclear, Business Green
Nuclear power station owners 'allowed leaks', Independent
Briefing: Nuclear power, CNN
Is small the future of nuclear power generation?, Toronto Star
