nuclear-news

Editorial – Where Does It All Go? – NYTimes.com

Where Does It All Go?
New York Times Editorial December 20, 2008 The Energy Department has recommended expanding the amount of nuclear waste that could be stored in an underground repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada to avoid the need for a second dump. It is a sensible proposal that also is an urgent reminder of how little progress has been made in solving one of the most vexing problems of the nuclear age. Tens of thousands of tons of spent fuel and military waste have been piling up at temporary storage sites around the country while the federal government has struggled, unsuccessfully, to find a long-term solution.

Editorial – Where Does It All Go? – NYTimes.com

Tags: nuclear, antinuclear, radioactive, uranium

December 22, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | wastes