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Information regarding the Pro's and Con's of Nuclear Energy
The Nuclear Energy Independent
The Con's of Yucca Mountain - Greenpeace
Acronyms: ACNW - Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste DOE - U.S. Department of Energy LSN - Licensing Support Network NAS - National Academy of Sciences NWTRB -Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board |
Current News
To stay current with coverage of the proposed Yucca Mountain project and find out more about what it could mean to Nevada and the nation, please visit the following websites current and archived news.
May 2008
May 03: Feds find glitches in Yucca documentation
May 03: State seeks more time for Yucca review
May 01: Yucca corrosion data found to be suspicious
April 2008
Apr 26: Yucca delay may spur interim storage
Apr 24: DOE's complaint against Nevada dismissed
Apr 16: YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Nevada calls plan deficient
Apr 10: Domenici pans Yucca-only approach
Apr 04: Law firm's Yucca pact with DOE criticized
March 2008
Mar 29: YUCCA MOUNTAIN: License challenges could exceed 650
Mar 29: PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS: McCain downplays issues
Mar 15: Yucca project veteran promoted
Mar 15: Senate confirms 39 to federal posts
Mar 14: YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE: Expect license application after all
February 2008
Feb 29: DOE nuke waste priorities criticized
Feb 28: NEI courts volunteers for interim storage
Feb 27: Nevada told to take Yucca Mountain money
Feb 23: Nuke industry seeks storage sites
Feb 23: Yucca chief sees long-term uncertainty
Feb 20: DOE probing prohibited documents in database
Feb 19:Yucca Mountain Official Puts No Date on Opening
Feb 17: Yucca Mountain e-mails show staff yucked it up
Feb 12: DOE meeting set to seek bids for Yucca program
Feb 08: YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Legislator eyes recycling
Feb 07: Nuclear Waste: Not a Problem
Feb 06: More managers in pipeline for Yucca project
Feb 05: DOE proposes $494.7 million for Yucca Mountain
Feb 05: Yucca Mountain Head Defends '09 Budget Request
Feb 04:President Seeks $495 Million for Yucca Mountain in 2009 Budget
January 2008
Jan 31: Timetable announced for layoffs at Yucca Mountain
Jan 30: Help sought for ex-Yucca workers
Jan 30: Nevada’s congressional delegation discuss Yucca Mountain
Jan 28: A real nowhere bill
Jan26: OPINION - Blame Harry
Jan 25: Republicans sponsor Yucca rescue measure - Bill already dead, Reid promises
Jan 25: Reid to soften unemployment jolt
Jan 25:Reid wants to help displaced Yucca workers find new jobs
Jan 24: Senators try to revive Yucca
Jan 24: Criticism falls on DOE plan for rail line
Jan 21: Nuclear Revival Rekindles Waste Concerns
Jan 24: GOP senators push Yucca storage of nuke waste
Jan 20: 10 years after plant closed, Zion slowly regains its glow
Jan 19: Nuclear Waste Disposal Varies
Jan 19: Waste remains nuke industry's elephant in room
Jan 18: Omissions in Nuclear Waste Scuffle
Jan 18: Yucca. Candidates pander on Nevada's nuclear waste site
Jan 15: More Yucca Mountain Layoffs Ahead, Schedule in Doubt
Jan08: DOE lays off 63 workers
December 2007
Dec 21: Nuclear panel's chief vows objectivity
Dec 20: Yucca Mountain research leaves doubt
Dec 18: Congress cuts 22 percent from project
Dec 14: Yucca pledge turns mushy
Dec 13: Yucca database challenge rejected
Dec 13: Yucca contract to get review by Energy Department
Dec 06: Nevada fights law firm's deal at Yucca site
Dec 06: Yucca licensing documents missing
Dec 04: Reid chases more cuts to Yucca Mountain
Dec 04: Yucca plans draw public's ire
Dec 02: Yucca Mountain rail line hearing set for Monday
November 2007
Nov 28: NRC puts complaint about Yucca on hold
Nov 28: Poll finds Nevada voters strongly oppose Yucca
Nov 15: Yucca engineer defends design of nuclear dump
Nov 10: Cortez Masto seeks to block Yucca license
Nov 07: DOE boosts Yucca team
Nov 28: NRC puts complaint about Yucca on hold
Nov 28: Poll finds Nevada voters strongly oppose Yucca
Nov 15: Yucca engineer defends design of nuclear dump
Nov 10: Cortez Masto seeks to block Yucca license
Nov 07: DOE boosts Yucca team
Nov 01: Yucca project debated anew
October 2007
Oct 31: Presidential hopefuls try to 'out-Yucca' one another
Oct 30: ENERGY DEPARTMENT COLLECTION: Database on Yucca challenged
Oct 27: Boxer invites Gibbons to speak about Yucca
Oct 26: Nuclear trade group plans to open office in Nevada
Oct 25: Gibbons says he was snubbed by Yucca Mountain Senate panel
Oct 25: Limits on waste at Yucca deflected
Oct 20: Key Yucca documents posted
Oct 19: Utilities unsure about nuclear waste canisters
Oct 18: Yucca hearing set, fulfilling Clinton campaign promise
Oct 17: State says safety at risk
Oct 07: Study details scope of rail project needed for Yucca
Oct 05: DOE: Enlarge repository
Oct 01: Clinton call for Yucca hearing unfulfilled
Oct 01: Company awarded millions in nuclear storage lawsuit
Septemeber 2007
Sep 26: Yucca review board in dark
Sep 24: Yucca fault line might spring surprise
Sep 21: Judge refuses to stop Yucca water use
Sep 14: DOE vows battle over water use
Sep 14: 'Bait and switch' intentions denied for Yucca site
Sep 14: Judges refuse to rule on document access
Sep 13: Officials suspect 'bait and switch' on Yucca
Sep 13: Second Yucca Mountain contractor announces plans for worker layoffs
Sep 12: Company preparing layoffs
Sep 11: Nevada considered for new type of nuke waste
Sep 11: State presses DOE on use of water
Sep 07: Water use, drilling go on
Sep 06: State notifies DOE
August 2007
Aug 1: State files court papers to halt Yucca Mountain water use
Aug 1: DOE evaluating media consultants
July 2007
Jul 31: Federal agency ignoring state ban on water use for Yucca MountainJul 30: Yucca rail estimated at more than $3b
Jul 19: Miffed backers of Goshute nuclear storage sue Interior DepartmentJul 17: Initiative would lift nuclear plant moratorium in California
Jul 17: Hot topic: Recycling spent nuclear fuel
Jul 7: Nye County envisions Gateway entry to Yucca
Jul 7: PETT peeve
June 2007
Jun 20: Yucca Mountain team may have to stop using state water
Jun 28: Nuke director sees Yucca Mtn. as safe
Jun 27: Waste site request cut
Jun 21: Attempt at Yucca budget cut fails
Jun 21: House pans Yucca Internet strategy
Jun 20: Surface storage outlined
Jun 16: Experts doubt new schedule for carving Yucca Mountain
Jun 14: Water use faces challenge
Jun 4: Yucca dump on back burner
Jun 4: Expert sees little concern with waste at Yucca
May 2007
May 8: ReviewJournal.com -
News - YUCCA MOUNTAIN RAIL LINE: Reid steps in, sways tribe
April 2007
Additional
Yucca Mountain Documents Made Available on NRC’s Licensing
Support Network to Facilitate Yucca Mountain Licensing Proceeding (pdf)
DOE
awards contracts to assess Yucca Mountain Quality Assurance Program
and Review Draft License Application(pdf)
Nevada Legislature - New report issued January 2007 - Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste
The purpose of this report is to provide information on: (1) recent developments in the Federal Nuclear Waste Program affecting the Yucca Mountain Project; (2) the activities of the Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLRW); (3) the activities of State and local government oversight organizations; and, (4) the history of the Federal Nuclear Waste program including Nevada's involvement in the Yucca Mountain Project.New nuclear power ‘wave’ — or just a ripple? How millions for lobbying, campaigns helped fuel U.S. industry's big plans
| Some information about OCRWM | |
| OCRWM Deputy Director's 2007 Budget Briefing | |
| Office of Quality Assurance | |
Some information about the State of Nevada's Office of Nuclear Projects
| What's News at the Agency for Nuclear Projects | |
| State of Nevada - 2006 State of Nevada Yucca Mountain Survey - Summary Report (pdf-150K) | |
| Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Cynkar - DOE's Misuse of Expert Elicitation in the Yucca Mountain Licensing Process (pdf-344K) | |
| State of Nevada - State of Nevada Comments on DOE Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Infrastructure Improvements for the Yucca Mountain Project (pdf-170K) | |
| State of Nevada - Court Decision a Mixed Bag for Nevada - Robert Loux (pdf-46K) | |
Nevada seeks to nix govt nuclear waste storage plan
Democrats likely will block Yucca Mountain
US reactors should store nuclear waste -regulator
Start nevada Rail Construction - Oct 2009 - delayed - inadequate funding to proceed with design |
