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Advisory Panel Meets In Preliminary Step For Possible Waste Storage At Yucca Mtn.

Feb 28, 2018

A federal advisory panel met Tuesday in a preliminary step to determine if a nuclear waste repository should be built at Yucca Mountain, which is 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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Congressman: Yucca Mountain Push Just Following 'Law Of The Land'

Aug 16, 2017

The congressman many in Nevada contend is leading the charge to entomb nuclear waste 100 miles from Las Vegas says he’s only following the law.

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House Panel Backs Bill To Revive Nevada Nuclear Waste Dump

Jun 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — A House panel today approved a bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain, while also moving forward with a separate plan for a temporary storage site in New Mexico or Texas.

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In Renewed Yucca Mountain Effort, Nevada Battles On Multiple Fronts

Jun 22, 2017

The effort to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s nuclear waste repository went mostly dormant during the Obama administration.

These days not so much.

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Subcommittee Advances Yucca Mtn Bill

Jun 16, 2017

A congressional subcommittee advanced a bill connected with the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.  

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Nevada Wants US Court To Reject Texas Bid To Prod Nuke Dump

Jun 15, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada wants a federal appeals court to dismiss a bid by the state of Texas to kick-start government funding and licensing for a long-fought plan to entomb the nation's most radioactive waste in the desert outside Las Vegas.

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Nye County Commission Chairman Supports Reviving Yucca Mountain

May 30, 2017

Unlike most Nevada politicians, Nye County Commission Chairman Dan Schinhofen refuses to just say no to Yucca Mountain.

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Report Outlines Cost Of Resuming Yucca Mtn. Project

May 26, 2017

The Government Accountability Office released a report this week that estimates the cost and the process to resume licensing for the nuclear storage facility at Yucca Mountain.

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