Whats happening with Yucca Mountain?
Timeline 2010 Updated June 30: Ruling keeps Yucca Mountain alive “We conclude that Congress directed both that DOE file the application, and that the NRC consider the application and issue a final merits-based decision,” the judges said. “Unless Congress directs otherwise, DOE may not single-handedly derail the legislated decision-making process by withdrawing the application.” Yucca Mountain is located in a remote desert on federally protected land within the secure boundaries of the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. It is approximately 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a worldwide consensus that deep geologic disposal, the approach being followed by the United States, is the only scientifically credible, long-term solution for managing high level radioactive waste. For more than 20 years, many of our nation’s top scientists and engineers have studied Yucca Mountain in Nevada to determine if this arid site would be a suitable location for development of the natio
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- If Yucca Mountain, Nevada is approved as the permanent federal repository for high level nuclear waste and spent fuel, will the Skull Valley temporary storage site be needed?
- Should documents related to Congressional correspondence about Yucca Mountain be included in the LSN?
- Should plans for receiving and handling SNF or HLW at Yucca Mountain be included in the LSN?
