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USA nuclear energy – no future without a solution to nuclear waste

Commission on America’s Nuclear Future co-chairman Brent Scowcroft says the future of American nuclear energy depends on whether the U.S. can figure out how to treat and dispose of the resulting waste.

Presidential commission: dealing with waste key to nuclear future – KHQ Right Now  Associated Press – July 15, 2010 RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – A commission charged with reviewing U.S. nuclear waste policies has spent two days touring Washington state’s Hanford nuclear reservation – the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site.

Commission on America’s Nuclear Future co-chairman Brent Scowcroft says the future of American nuclear energy depends on whether the U.S. can figure out how to treat and dispose of the resulting waste.

The panel was created by President Barack Obama after he moved to kill Nevada’s proposed Yucca Mountain repository, a decision facing legal challenges from Washington and South Carolina.Scowcroft says he understands that those who live near the Hanford site “have deep concerns about a permanent repository.”

Presidential commission: dealing with waste key to nuclear future – KHQ Right Now – News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho |

July 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes | AUSTRALIA, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation, reactors, uranium