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Yucca Mountain

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  1. A site in Nevada designed for the permanent storage of nuclear waste, although none had yet been stored there as of 2002.


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The decision to actually store waste at Yucca Mountain remains politically charged.

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That same year, Congress was pushing forward plans to bury waste beneath Yucca Mountain.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

He delivered a fortune in federal funding and blocked creation of a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, less than 100 miles from Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Congress hasn’t appropriated funds for its Yucca Mountain nuclear waste program since 2010.

From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2023

The United States has spent billions of dollars over decades on a project at Yucca Mountain in Nevada to store nuclear waste.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2022

A plan to build a national storage facility northwest of Las Vegas at Yucca Mountain has been mothballed because of staunch opposition from most Nevada residents and officials.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022