Yucca Mountain
Group Seeking To Turn Yucca Mountain Into Research Site Applauds Ruling Against U.S. Energy Department
Submitted by on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 4:28pmCARSON CITY – A representative of a group seeking to turn Yucca Mountain into an energy park said a ruling earlier this week halting the withdrawal of the application to license the site as a nuclear waste dump is a huge opportunity for Nevada.
“We are thrilled with the ruling,” said Randi Thompson with Nevadans 4 Carbon-Free Energy. “It’s huge for Nevada.”
Group Seeking To Turn Yucca Mountain Into Research Site Applauds Ruling Against U.S. Energy Department
Submitted by on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 4:28pmCARSON CITY – A representative of a group seeking to turn Yucca Mountain into an energy park said a ruling earlier this week halting the withdrawal of the application to license the site as a nuclear waste dump is a huge opportunity for Nevada.
“We are thrilled with the ruling,” said Randi Thompson with Nevadans 4 Carbon-Free Energy. “It’s huge for Nevada.”
Group Seeking To Turn Yucca Mountain Into Research Site Applauds Ruling Against U.S. Energy Department
Submitted by on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 4:28pmCARSON CITY – A representative of a group seeking to turn Yucca Mountain into an energy park said a ruling earlier this week halting the withdrawal of the application to license the site as a nuclear waste dump is a huge opportunity for Nevada.
“We are thrilled with the ruling,” said Randi Thompson with Nevadans 4 Carbon-Free Energy. “It’s huge for Nevada.”
Group Seeking To Turn Yucca Mountain Into Research Site Applauds Ruling Against U.S. Energy Department
Submitted by on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 4:28pmCARSON CITY – A representative of a group seeking to turn Yucca Mountain into an energy park said a ruling earlier this week halting the withdrawal of the application to license the site as a nuclear waste dump is a huge opportunity for Nevada.
“We are thrilled with the ruling,” said Randi Thompson with Nevadans 4 Carbon-Free Energy. “It’s huge for Nevada.”
Energy Department Loses Ruling To Terminate Yucca Mountain Licensing, State To Appeal
Submitted by on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 11:06amCARSON CITY – A ruling by a panel of federal judges saying the U.S. Department of Energy does not have the authority to withdraw its licensing application of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository will be appealed, a Nevada official said yesterday.
Lowden Attends Pro-Nuclear Energy Meeting In Reno
Submitted by on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 7:09amRENO — U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden last week attended a meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Energy Foundation, an independent foundation that promotes the expansion of nuclear energy, listening to what its members have to say about nuclear power as well as the plight of the Yucca Mountain storage facility and its potential impact on Nevada.
Economic Concerns
Economy, Health Care and Harry Reid Hot Topics at GOP Senate Debate
Submitted by on Sat, 04/24/2010 - 1:36pmRENO – Half a dozen candidates in the crowded GOP field seeking to take on Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate race in November debated here Friday, with responses showing more agreement than discord on issues ranging from immigration reform to the need to reduce the size of the federal government.
GOP Candidates for Governor Debate Taxes, Budget, Economy and Yucca
Submitted by on Sat, 04/24/2010 - 12:28pmRENO – The three Republican candidates vying to become the next governor of Nevada engaged in a spirited discussion Friday on issues ranging from taxes and public education to the future of Yucca Mountain.
NRC Orders Licensing Board to Make Decision on DOE’s Motion to Withdraw License for Yucca Mountain
Submitted by on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 9:15amThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this morning voted to overturn the U.S. Atomic Energy Safety and Licensing Board’s order to suspend the Yucca Mountain administrative hearings.
The NRC has ordered the licensing board to make a decision on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) motion to withdraw the license for Yucca Mountain with prejudice by June 1.
Yucca’s Fate Discussed by Nye County Commissioner and Waste Repository Consultant
Submitted by on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 2:13pmThe fate of Yucca Mountain, and its effect on Nevada as a whole and Nye County in particular, were discussed in a television interview yesterday by Nye County Commissioner Gary Hollis and Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository consultant Michael Voegele.
Yucca Mountain Legal Mess Worsens
Submitted by on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 2:55pmAccording to the executive director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, Bruce Breslow, this week saw some unexpected and interesting new developments in the ongoing litigation process related to the Yucca Mountain License application.
“The matter is becoming increasingly complicated,” said Breslow.
Nevada had been in the middle of the Yucca Mountain License Application hearing process when on March 3, 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) made a motion to withdraw the license with prejudice.
More Opposition Emerges to DOE Plan to End Licensing of Yucca Mountain
Submitted by on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 3:41pmCARSON CITY – Five members of Congress representing the states of Washington and South Carolina have sent a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu protesting a decision to reallocate $115 million budgeted for work on Yucca Mountain and discontinue licensing of the site as a nuclear waste repository.
Top GOP Adviser Rogich Says Now is Not the Time to Replace Harry Reid, Talks Revenue and Budget Issues
Submitted by on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:07pmCARSON CITY – Republican presidential adviser Sig Rogich said in an interview televised today that he is supporting the re-election of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid because replacing the most powerful member of Congress while the state is in the worst recession in memory is a bad idea.
Legislator Grills Nuclear Agency Head on Yucca Mountain
Submitted by on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 9:22amAfter President Obama announced his plan to eliminate funding for the Y
Comment on Obama budget: Bye Bye Yucca Mountain by Dave Morgan
Submitted by on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 8:10amYes Woodie, an honest question.
Comment on Obama budget: Bye Bye Yucca Mountain by 33woody
Submitted by on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 9:02amI wonder how the HATERS are going to spin negative on Reid and Obama on this one!
Obama budget: Bye Bye Yucca Mountain
Submitted by on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:13amAfter 23 years of non-stop controversy, Yucca Mountain appears to be at the end of the road.
Yucca Mountain’s final coffin nail is being pounded in
Submitted by on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 8:42pm(Click image to play video)
The Obama Administration told reporters today, “We’re done with Yucca Mountain.”
Yucca Mountain slipping beneath the waves…
Submitted by on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 2:05am(Click image to play video)
A Government Accounting Office report appears to be among the last nails into the coffin of the decades-long argument over the Yucca Mountain project.
Letters to the Editor 11/12
Submitted by on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 6:50amLetters to the Editor 11/12Staff Writer
Finally, Yucca Mountain’s final coffin nail may be in sight
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