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Yucca Mountain: Nuclear Waste in Nevada

Yucca Mountain, located 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is the proposed site of a repository to hold the nation's nuclear waste. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to use the mountain to bury 77,000 tons of radioactive waste.

On Feb. 14, 2002, energy secretary Spencer Abraham recommended Yucca Mountain to President George W. Bush for nuclear waste storage. Bush has accepted the recommendation.

Keep up with coverage of the project here and find out more about what it could mean to Las Vegas and Nevada.

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Nuclear waste storage map - from the Dept. of Energy (118k)

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RELATED LINKS

E-Mail Excerpts - April 2005
Yucca Mountain poll results - Jan. 2002
mapscience.org - Find out how close you live to proposed nuclear waste routes
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Yucca Mountain Project
Citizen Alert - Grass-roots environmental group opposing the project
State of Nevada nuclear waste site
Environmental Protection Agency - Yucca Mountain Management
Nevada Nuclear Waste Study Committee - Grass-roots organization supporting equitable compensation for Nevadans in exchange for Yucca Mountain
Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force - Non-profit organization providing information about nuclear waste in Nevada
American Nuclear Society - Information on nuclear science and technology

2010

Feb 10: Energy Department pulls water applications for Yucca rail line
Feb 08: Yucca Mountain seen as possible reprocessing site
Feb 05: Energy chief defends Yucca Mountain determination
Feb 03: Yucca's 625 workers face uncertain futures
Feb 03: YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Nuke group sets 'alarms'
Feb 02: WHITE HOUSE BUDGET: Sky may be falling over Yucca
Feb 01: Proposal would eliminate funding for Yucca Mountain
Jan 30: Federal panel to examine nuclear waste storage
Jan 29: Experts to study Yucca alternative
Jan 28: Budget cut could trash Yucca data
Jan 27: Yucca project assailed

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