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DOE Can’t Collect Fees for Not Managing Nuclear Waste
The commercial nuclear power industry has for over 30 years been paying billions of dollars for a nonexistent government waste management program—until today. As of… Read More
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FY 2015: Yucca Mountain Circus Continues
Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to defend their budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2015… Read More
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Yucca Mountain: NRC Takes First Step to Follow the Law
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) took a constructive step toward finishing the job on Yucca Mountain. Yesterday, the NRC announced its plan of action to… Read More
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Court Kicks Yucca Mountain Review Back in Motion
Despite the politics surrounding Yucca Mountain and the Obama Administration’s policy to terminate the project, a federal court today held the executive branch to its… Read More
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Georgia Leader Beats Drum for Nuclear Energy
Georgia is riding a wave of new nuclear energy that, five years ago, many thought would be more crowded by now. Georgia Public Services Commissioner Tim… Read More
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The President’s Pro-Nuclear Rhetoric vs. His Anti-Nuclear Policies
President Obama released his Climate Action Plan this week, which laid out his vision for reducing climate change. Regardless of what one thinks about climate… Read More
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Senators’ Nuke Waste Plan Renovates When We Really Need to Raze and Rebuild
Senators Ron Wyden (D–OR), Dianne Feinstein (D–CA), Lamar Alexander (R–TN), and Lisa Murkowski (R–AK) finally released a discussion draft of their much anticipated nuclear waste… Read More
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A Nuclear Waste Carol
Yucca Mountain was dead—to begin with. There was no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of its burial was signed by the Senator, the Chairman,… Read More
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Managing Nuclear Waste
Few think of a calm pool of water when they think of nuclear waste. While nuclear waste must be handled with skill and care, the… Read More
10 Ways the Obama Administration Is Hurting America’s Energy Economy
One of the few bright spots over the past few years in America’s economy has been energy production, but this has occurred largely in spite… Read More
