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Articles Tagged "Yucca Mountain"

  • Fri., July 29, 2011 4:13pm
    Officials at the Savannah River site near Augusta say it’s too early to tell how a new federal report will affect storage of spent nuclear fuel at the facility. President Obama’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future released its findings today.
  • Wed., June 8, 2011 3:47pm
    A Republican-led house committee says the Obama administration had no scientific basis for closing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. U.S. Congressman Paul Broun Wednesday discussed the findings with nuclear industry officials in Augusta.
  • Fri., May 13, 2011 4:14pm
    The U.S Department of Energy should restart plans for a permanent storage site for the country’s nuclear waste, according to a recent report. The canceled project would have housed tons of waste from Georgia power plants.
  • Fri., January 7, 2011 5:43pm
    Georgia’s U.S. lawmakers want the Obama Administration to bring back plans for a nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The comments come after officials looking into the country’s nuclear future visited the Savannah River Site near Augusta.
  • Wed., June 30, 2010 3:51pm
    A federal panel ruled that plans for a nuclear waste repository in Nevada can’t be shelved by the Obama administration. The decision could affect what happens to Georgia’s waste.
  • Thu., March 25, 2010 8:13pm
    Environmental groups say contracts requiring U.S. Department of Energy to p
  • Mon., February 22, 2010 7:28pm
    Councilmembers say the federal government's plans to abandon plans for a pe
  • Wed., February 3, 2010 6:36pm
    After a decades-long proposal and long-term financing for Yucca Mountain nu