Radioactive waste to be kept above ground at Diablo Canyon

Radioactive waste to be kept above ground at Diablo Canyon

KSBY-TV

March 6, 2009

Reported by: Kelly Bush

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will have to keep its radioactive waste in above ground containers, at least for now.

…………. he proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility in Nevada is no longer an option.

At a hearing Thursday, Chu said the waste can stay at power plants while the Obama administration comes up with another plan.

Last August PG&E won a lawsuit against the Department of Energy. The court ruled the company should get back more than $200 million it spent on storage while waiting for the Nevada facility to be completed.

March 9, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes