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Yucca Mountain would not safely hold nuclear waste

Fox News’ La Jeunesse attacks Obama for not spending billions more on Yucca Mountain Media Matters November 05, 2009
University of Illinois report: “[N]o particular reason” to expect that Yucca will accept spent fuel any time soon. According to a June 2009 University of Illinois report written by nuclear engineering experts,…

“……. First, even if licensed, Yucca Mountain will not start accepting spent fuel for a long time. Second, nuclear reactors will soon produce more spent fuel than Yucca Mountain would be licensed to receive. And, third, it may be difficult to license Yucca Mountain at all, much less to amend the license for it to take more spent fuel……..”
…….. safety concerns about facility, and some needed technology is not ready………….New contentions address volcanoes, corrosion as well.

Fox News’ La Jeunesse attacks Obama for not spending billions more on Yucca Mountain | Media Matters for America

November 7, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, USA, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium