Yucca Mountain

Wash. files suit on Yucca Mountain consideration

The Associated Press — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:02:28 +0000

YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington state has filed another lawsuit to compel the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to resume consideration of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

House move on Yucca nuke repository could help Hanford

Anna King — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:28:32 +0000

RICHLAND, Wash. – A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would breathe new life into the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The House will vote today on a larger spending bill that includes a budget increase for reviewing the project.

Some nuclear cleanup advocates are concerned that if Yucca Mountain doesn't open, it could mean high level waste could be permanently stored at Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Washington to argue for Yucca Mountain waste storage project

Anna King and KPLU News Staff — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:01:21 +0000

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Japan's nuclear reactor crisis has sharpened the debate over where the U.S. will store its radioactive waste in the long-term. Tuesday the State of Washington and other plaintiffs will argue in federal court that the Obama administration should not abandon the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada.