Yucca Mountain
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The decision to actually store waste at Yucca Mountain remains politically charged.
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Brown’s campaign did not respond when asked whether his remarks represented his current views about Yucca Mountain, but provided a statement from the Army combat veteran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Neither Yucca Mountain nor an interim site is going to receive waste under the current legal system.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 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
Nevada’s request to the NRC also noted that the effects of human-caused climate change were not studied before the Yucca Mountain project was halted.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Mr. Brand learned to avoid making specific predictions about the future in 2002, when he toured the nuclear waste storage facility in Yucca Mountain.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
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