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The Future of Yucca Mountain

Published February 5, 2010 at 5:00 AM PST

It looks as if the Obama Administration is set to shut down Yucca Mountain. Is this the end? Will there be any other use for the repository? And how will the administration square the end of the waste repository with its promise to build more nuclear power plants? We discuss those issues with experts and industry players.

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  • Eureka County Yucca Mountain Information Office
  • State of Nevada Office of the Governor Agency for Nuclear Projects
  • WISE: Policy Options for Nuclear Waste Management: Sustainable Solutions for Expanded Nuclear Energy (pdf)

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