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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) closing work on Yucca waste depository

NRC moving forward with plan to close out review of Yucca nuclear waste site, chairman says, Canadian Business Online, By Frederic J. Frommer   3 Feb 2011,WASHINGTON (AP) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is closing out its work on Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a nuclear waste repository, even as the Obama administration’s decision to scrap the project faces challenges on two fronts, the agency’s chairman said Wednesday……
Currently, nuclear waste can either be submerged in spent-fuel pools or in steel and concrete casks for longer onsite storage.

Jaczko said the commission has asked its staff to look at storage challenges 200 or 300 years into the future.

“We’ve repeatedly anticipated that a repository would be available,” he said. “Clearly, that’s not on the horizon now. So we want to look at it more from the perspective of how long can this material be stored safely and securely, and go on as far as we can.”…..

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February 2, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, wastes