Resources & Stats
Regulatory Information
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Description | Issues |
Last Updated |
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| American Association of Blacks in Energy Supports Yucca Mountain Storage Repository | “Careful and diligent monitoring is key to ensuring public health and safety, but that can be better accomplished at one site instead of continuing the current practice of on-site storage. The Yucca Mountain project is an important component in a solid energy policy which ensures energy and environmental equity for all Americans. Nuclear is America’s largest base-load, emission-free electricity. Minority communities are commonly found in urban areas that require large amounts of electricity for public transportation, hospitals, water treatment facilities and other necessities. We believe that nuclear energy provides important benefits. Our quality of life depends upon electricity that is reliable and affordable – and nuclear is an important part of the mix.” | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Climate VISION Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Electric Power Sector and the Department of Energy, December 13, 2004 | 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. | Protecting the Environment | May 18, 2007 |
| DOE News Release, Department of Energy-U.S. Power Sector Sign MOU on Voluntary Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, December 13, 2004 | 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. | Protecting the Environment | May 18, 2007 |
| DOE Strategic Plan for Safe Transportation of Waste to Yucca Mountain, November 18, 2003 | "U.S. DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Strategic Plan for the Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste to Yucca Mountain: A Guide to Stakeholder Interactions, November 18, 2003". This document issued by the U.S. Department of Energy presents the procedure DOE will follow in defining and developing the transportation system for used nuclear fuel from commercial reactors to the national storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. It outlines the process that DOE will use to work cooperatively with states, tribes, local governments, utilities, and the transportation industry to refine the transportation system during development. |
Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| For A Better Nevada, Press Release | 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. | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Former Govenor Howard Dean, M.D., Vermont | "I would also stress that last week's terrorist action makes it imperative that the federal government live up to its commitment to store spent fuel at a national facility." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Former Governor John Engler, Michigan | "Years of exhaustive scientific investigations, conducted by the Department of Energy, the U.S. Geological Survey, our national laboratories, and others have examined every environmental facet of Yucca Mountain, from hydrology to geology, seismology, and more. These studies found no evidence that would disqualify the site for a permanent repository. It would provide the necessary long-term containment of the waste, while protecting the citizens of the State of Nevada, now and in the distant future, from radiological harm." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Angus King, Maine | "The Governors of all the New England states with operating or decommissioning nuclear power plants urge and your staff to move promptly on the issue of disposition of spent nuclear fuel. Once the review process for Yucca Mountain has been completed, you should expedite the recommendation to the President for siting the permanent federal facility." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Bill Graves, Kansas | "The scientific evidence supports going forward with a repository at Yucca Mountain. Scientists have found no reason to doubt that the remote and arid mountain site is well suited for disposing of used nuclear fuel. It appears that this option is more secure than continued storage at many sites across the country. Action on the part of the Department of Energy is a key component in maintaining a diverse energy supply, maintaining secure domestic energy sources, and meeting our clean air goals." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Bob Taft, Ohio | "I strongly urge the Department of Energy to move forward expeditiously to establish an operable repository for the ultimate disposal of nuclear waste. In consideration of the extensive scientific studies at Yucca Mountain, the effort to determine site suitability should be accelerated. This can only benefit all of those impacted by the absence of adequate disposal for such waste, including the citizens of Ohio." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Don Siegelman, Alabama | "Inaction on the part of the federal government could jeopardize the continued use of nuclear energy, a key component in maintaining a diverse energy supply. International scientific consensus supports geologic disposal as the safest and most reliable method currently available for the disposal of used nuclear fuel. As governor, I again strongly urge you to recommend Yucca Mountain as the repository." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Don Sundquist, Tennessee | "Nearly constant review of these activities [scientific and environmental studies] by various commissions, boards, and advisory agencies has not identified disqualifying site characteristics. At this time, in addition to protecting future generations and the environment by permanently isolating high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, it will also take in account post September 11 reality of securing and protecting the current numerous spent fuel storage locations across the nation. Your positive recommendation of the Yucca Mountain site will make the best use of national resources." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania | "I am a strong advocate for the creation of a national repository of spent nuclear fuel at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. To date, Pennsylvanians have contributed over $1 billion in utility surcharges to the Nuclear Waste Fund for the development of this repository. Presently, this repository is the only practical long-term solution to the spent nuclear fuel dilemma." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Jim Hodges, South Carolina | "I believe that the extensive geologic and related studies on Yucca Mountain by scientists and engineers over the last two decades and review by the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board and the National Academy of Science provide a sound basis for proceeding with the regulatory process. Therefore, South Carolina urges that you recommend to the President that the DOE proceed to the NRC licensing process as our best hope for this generation and for America in responsible management of nuclear waste from national defense programs and from commercial electric power generation." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
| Governor Michael Easley, North Carolina | "Following intense scrutiny and oversight by more than a dozen state and federal organizations, scientists have found no substantial reason to doubt that the remote and arid Yucca Mountain site is well suited for disposing of spent nuclear fuel. The scientific evidence collected to date supports an affirmative decision on Yucca Mountain." | Nuclear Waste Disposal | May 18, 2007 |
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