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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Nuclear Waste Will 'Remained Buried' til 2013

Nuclear Waste Will 'Remained Buried' til 2013

Ken Silverstein, EnergyBiz
It's likely that the issue of nuclear waste will remain buried until well after the 2012 presidential election. But if you listen to the General Accountability Office, the matter shouldn't sit for too long. Nuclear plant operators have funded both the studies and the development of a permanent burial site for spent fuel. But such a resting location has gotten sidelined. Some would say that it is for political reasons. Others would say it is for geological reasons. Either way, the goal should be to find a home for the roughly 70,000 metric tons of radioactive nuclear material...http://energybiz.com/article/12/09/nuclear-waste-will-remain-buried-until-2012-election-decided

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