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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Federal appeals court hears arguments on plan to close Yucca Mountain nuclear dump

Federal appeals court hears arguments on plan to close Yucca Mountain nuclear dump
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Supporters of a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to move forward on a licensing plan for the long-delayed project. An attorney for the state of ...

Funding issues behind decision to end Yucca licensing: US NRC attorney
Platts
A US Nuclear Regulatory Commission attorney told a federal appeals court Wednesday that the agency ended its review of the Yucca Mountain repository license application last year because it was apparent Congress would not fund the work.

Judges troubled by Yucca shutdown, uncertain on recourse

Las Vegas Review-Journal -
By Steve Tetreault WASHINGTON - Federal appeals judges indicated Wednesday they were troubled over the licensing shutdown of Yucca Mountain, but they struggled whether the nuclear waste project might be too dead to order it revived.
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