"The legislation offers no responsible alternative for the safe long-term disposal of spent nuclear fuel."
May 18, 2007
Marking a milestone in Nevada grassroots support for the Yucca Mountain repository, the For A Better Nevada coalition formed to encourage Nevada public officials to move from obstructing the project to supporting constructive engagement by the state. The group seeks to "guarantee the public health and safety" as well as "capturing any and all economic opportunities and benefits" for Nevada.
May 18, 2007
This U.S. Department of Energy news release explains the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding entered into with Power Partners, a group of six electric power sector trade associations, including NEI, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, to reduce greenhouse gas intensity under the President's Climate VISION program by an equivalent of three to five percent below 2000-2002 baseline levels.
May 18, 2007
This text of the Memorandum of Understanding between six electric power sector trade associations, including NEI, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Department of Energy provides the specific terms of the agreement to reduce greenhouse gas intensity under the President's Climate VISION program by an equivalent of three to five percent below 2000-2002 levels.
May 18, 2007
This letter informs stakeholders that DOE is adopting a policy to use dedicated trains to transport used nuclear fuel to the Yucca Mountain repository.
May 18, 2007
The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management will use trains dedicated solely to carrying nuclear material for the usual rail transport of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the Yucca Mountain Repository site in Nevada.
May 18, 2007
Jack Skolds, Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear, Nuclear Power Plant Security, Written Testimony, U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works
May 18, 2007
Richard Meserve, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power Plant Security, Testimony, U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works
May 18, 2007
Donna J. Miller Hastie, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Nuclear Power Plant Security, Written Testimony, U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works
May 18, 2007
Consistent with its preference for rail transport of used nuclear fuel, the U.S. Department of Energy selected the Caliente corridor in Nevada for the construction of a rail line to the Yucca Mountain national repository. The selection of this route will avoid transport through the Las Vegas valley.
May 18, 2007