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Obama Names Yucca Mountain Critic To Lead Nuclear Agency

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON — Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal a...

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Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping down, effective upon the ...

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GOP Candidates Face Contentious Nuclear Issue In Key State

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 02.01.2012

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Nearly every state has a pet issue likely to trip up presidential contenders. In Nevada, it's the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. Work on ...

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A Democratic Solution to the Problem of Nuclear Waste

David Ropeik | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Spent Fuel, Nuclear Waste, Risk Perception. WIPP, Radioactive Waste, Harry Reid, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Congress, Nuclear Power, BRC Obama, Brc, Blue Ribbon Commission Nuclear Waste, Politics News

To little notice, an advisory commission charged with figuring out a permanent solution for America's nuclear waste has issued a new approach for siting a waste repository that just might work.

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Panel: Start Now To Replace Yucca Mountain Site

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 03.27.2012

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Panel: Start Now To Replace Nevada Nuke Site

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GOP Candidates Oppose Dumping Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain Site

AP | Posted 12.18.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential hopefuls say they oppose the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada. The Obama administration ...

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A Divided NRC Allows Obama Administration To Close Nuclear Dump

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — A divided Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday allowed the Obama administration to continue plans to close the controversial Yuc...

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Critics Question Competency Of Inspector General's Office At Nuclear Regulatory Commission

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 10.12.2011

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George Mulley, a retired investigator with the Office of the Inspector General at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, leans across a footstool in his s...

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'This Nation's Failure To Come To Grips With The Nuclear Waste Issue Has Already Proved Damaging'

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON — Efforts to replace a disputed nuclear dump in Nevada are doomed unless officials generate local support for alternative sites, a pr...

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Internal Investigation: NRC Head Broke No Laws In Effort To Stop Work On Radioactive Waste Dump

AP | By MATTHEW DALY and DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission withheld and manipulated information in an effort to stop work on a proposed radioactive w...

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Lead Scientist Blasts NRC Chairman Over Nuke Dump

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — A government scientist in charge of reviewing the safety of the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste dump in Nevada is accusing his bos...

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House Republicans Grill Nuclear Watchdog Over Yucca Mountain Probe

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 08.15.2011

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Members of a Congressional subcommittee grilled the inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Tuesday over a report in which he and...

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Did NRC Chief Mislead Fellow Commissioners?

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.14.2011

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was unprofessional and "wrong" as he repeatedly misled fellow commissioners about...

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NRC Head Withheld Information Related To Radioactive Dump: Report

Posted 08.10.2011

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(AP) WASHINGTON — While he apparently broke no laws, the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission withheld and manipulated information to make the ...

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Watchdog: Nuclear Waste Storage Remains Risky, Continues To Vex Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.13.2011

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Welcome to "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. Though the...

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House Panel Investigating Plan To Halt Controversial Nuclear Site

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — A House energy panel said Thursday it is investigating the Obama administration's decision to halt plans to bury the nation's nucle...

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$24 Billion Remains Untouched In U.S. Nuclear Waste Fund

Posted 05.30.2011

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From ProPublica's Joaquin Sapien: While the nuclear crisis in Japan has focused attention on the risks of spent fuel piling up at the U.S.'s reacto...

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What's a Million Years?

Bob Ostertag | Posted 05.27.2011

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It may comfort you to know that our government has plans to keep America's nuclear waste safe for a million years. What a relief! Good to know that America's rulers have thought this stuff through.

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Appeals Court Considers Site For Nuclear Waste Disposal

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal appeals court judges heard arguments Tuesday in a case over whether the Obama administration had the authority to stop plan...

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Will We See Nuclear Progress in Japan?

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will the future of power generation be nuclear? I hope not. Will the future of science involve truly respecting the Earth? I hope so.

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Controversial Nuclear Waste Site Still Alive Under GOP Plan

McClatchy | Rob Hotakainen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yucca Mountain is still breathing. It's been 24 long years since Congress first designated the desert locale in southern Nevada as the best place to ...

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Americans Are Not Angry, But Worried

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it accurate, or arrogant, to say that people who are afraid can't think straight? Is it condescending, or correct, to say that people who are ...

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Green News Report: July 6, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: A solar boos...

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Nuclear Power? 8 Questions Need to Be Answered

Brendan Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the arguments against fossil fuels continuing to pile up it's no wonder people have latched onto nuclear power as an attractive solution.

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Oil Spills and Nuclear Waste Dumps: Giving States Choice

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Waste, Gulf of Mexico, Cell Phones and Driving, Oil Rig, Risk Perception, Choice, Control, Offshore Drilling, American Power Act, John Kerry, Deepwater Horizon, Finland, Joe Lieberman, Veto, Blue Ribbon Commission on America?S Nuclear Future, Kerry/Lieberman, Green News

Giving states veto power over offshore drilling within 75 miles of shore doesn't make it any less likely that oil rigs might collapse, so why does it seem to make the risk of offshore different?

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