The Demise of Yucca Mountain.
The cutting of funding for the development of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, may be the beginning of the end for a divisive political battle. The new policy direction of the Obama administration sharply contrasts with that of the previous Bush administration, which sought to...
| Publicado en: | Independent Review Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 535 - 548 |
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Independent Institute
Spring 2010
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| Sumario: | The cutting of funding for the development of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, may be the beginning of the end for a divisive political battle. The new policy direction of the Obama administration sharply contrasts with that of the previous Bush administration, which sought to increase the size of the Yucca Mountain facility rather than open a second such facility. The writer considers how the halting of the Yucca Mountain projects is a significant failure for the U.S. government and leaves the future of nuclear power uncertain because utilities may be reluctant to order new reactors, given the lack of certainty. |
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