The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found the design of Yucca Mountain meets federal standards to be a nuclear waste disposal site. That’s good news...
Funding to complete Yucca Mountain isn’t the only thing the federal Energy Department needs. The agency will also need to acquire water and land rights...
Hey! Want to have a nice chat about Yucca Mountain? Of course you don’t! You’re over it. You’ve had enough. You’re not ready yet. You’re still savoring...
Nevada officials approved more money to continue the fight against Yucca Mountain. Tuesday the state's Board of Examiners, which included Governor Brian...
Congresswoman Dina Titus has given the Department of Energy an ultimatum: Tell us what you plan to do with the nuclear waste in Tennessee and how you intend to transport it to Nevada. The DOE is doing an environmental impact study on the transport of low-level nuclear waste to the former Nevada test site. One of the recomendations would be to drive it directly through Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the debate on Yucca Mountain continues.
Gregory Jaczko, commission chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is resigning. This news is coming on the heels of controversy within the commission of bullying and misogyny.
Congressman Mark Amodei is looking for the middle ground on Yucca Mountain. He doesn't want to just shut up the planned nuclear dump but he wants to make sure it's used to boost the Nevada economy.
Back in January, President Obama said to shut Yucca Mountain down. But the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ruled he couldn't do that, and other states complained they'd have nowhere to send their waste. So where do we stand with Yucca now? Where will all that waste go? And what will happen to all the Yucca employees who are suddenly out of a job? We want to hear your thoughts.
