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Yucca Mountain news archive
• 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002

News Archive: 2003


Dec 30:
• DOE seeks land for rail corridor

Dec 26
• EDITORIAL: Yucca route

Dec 24
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE maps rail route for waste

Dec 19
• NUCLEAR WASTE: Lawyers preview arguments against dump

Dec 13
• DOE to speed work on Yucca questions

Dec 12
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Repository may conflict with Nellis

Dec 11
• Yucca Mountain application 7 percent complete

Dec 06
• NRC schedules closed sessions

Dec 04
• Security focus of study

Dec 2
• LAS VEGAS FUND-RAISING TRIP: Gephardt slams Yucca

Nov 26
• Protesters target Bush, Yucca Mountain
• Documents say 60 nuclear chain reactions possible

Nov 25
• Democrats: Bush lied about Yucca
• LETTERS: 'Miracle metal' an embarassment for Yucca backers

Nov 23
• Perkins criticizes Bush Yucca Mountain stand
• POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Yucca activists planning Bush protests

Nov 21
• Federal scientists to seek volcanoes near Yucca site

Nov 20
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Crash concerns discussed
• Lieberman: Safety key to Yucca site

Nov 19
• NRC criticized for closing Yucca Mountain meetings

Nov 18
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Secret sessions upset Reid, state officials
• Chemists' new findings raise concerns about Yucca

Nov 15
• NUCLEAR WASTE: Lawmakers target law firm

Nov 13
• Yucca water rights denied

Nov 11
• DOE secretary upbeat about Yucca Mountain deadline

Nov 10
• Study cites natural deposits in Yucca Mountain as barrier

Nov 08
• Request for more secrecy on Yucca Project rejected

Nov 07
• UNDER SCRUTINY: Pro-Yucca adviser draws attention

Nov 06
• Congress settles on budget for Yucca Mountain

Nov 04
• Military officials lobby in letter

Nov 01
• DOE denies corrosion allegations
• Yucca funding push revived

Oct 31
• Nuclear waste opposition still strong

Oct 24
• Official doubts 2010 opening for nuclear waste dump

Oct 23
• Scientists calculate collapse of tunnels

Oct 22
• New issue confronts Yucca dump proposal
• Rural officials to meet

Oct 15
• YUCCA ROUTES: Three rural counties mull pact

Oct 07
• DOE pace prompts complaint

Oct 06
• Effort aims to steer money toward dump

Oct 04
• UCLA exhibit to feature Yucca Mountain warning signs

Sept 20
• Yucca Mountain lawsuits rescheduled

Sept 17
• Judges hear firm's case against DOE

Sept 12
• Yucca Mountain Project hearing postponed

Sept 9
• WASTE PROJECT SAFETY: Ex-worker at Yucca files suit
• Yucca Mountain status report scheduled

Sept 5
• Rejection of Reid nominee sets up standoff with Bush

Sept 4
• Critic accuses DOE of using 'junk science'

Sept 2
• NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY: Yucca Mountain already having effect on tribes

Aug 27
• Nevada officials prepare anti-Yucca legal strategy

Aug 23
• Official wants sludge defined

Aug 16
• Trial for state's Yucca lawsuits postponed

Aug 15
• Groups urge panel to reject Yucca provision in bill
• DOE argues for groundwater rights

Aug 14
• Denial of water for nuke dump urged

Aug 13
• Virginia law firm to represent state in fight over Yucca
• Firm fighting Yucca adds Utah as client

Aug 09
• DOE seeks law that could tighten Yucca secrecy
• Berkley renews demand for anti-terrorist plan for Yucca

Aug 08
• Yucca project head denies accusations

July 31
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Nye urges outside help for site tests

July 26
• Yucca routes debated

July 25:
• PHOTO: Yucca Mountain Protest

July 19:
• LAWMAKERS' APPEAL: Early Yucca storage plan dropped
• FUND-RAISING SWOOP: Vice president to visit Las Vegas on Monday

July 18:
• U.S. Senate panel OKs bill with Yucca money
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY: DOE seeks input on moving nuclear waste

July 17:
•Panel to take comment on Yucca transportation
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Senate panel OKs repository's budget

July 16:
• Yucca budget bills far apart

July 15:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT: Spending bill offers Nevada $30 million

July 12:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Bill boosts interim storage
• NRC declines state's requests for Yucca changes

July 10:
• Poll: Most favor negotiations on 'inevitable' dump
• DOE halts nuclear shipments across California

July 9:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Panel adds millions for project

July 8:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Bill aids whistle-blowers

July 4:
• Radioactive waste rule rejected

June 25:
• DOE scientists unveil strategy on Yucca issues

June 21:
• NUCLEAR WASTE CASKS: Groups seek possible flaw probe
• Domenici seeks DOE hearing answers

June 20:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING: Study: Big spenders won
• Lawmakers spar over Yucca budget

June 13:
• YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Studies check flight paths, base training

June 5:
• Nevadans allege DOE intimidation

May 30:
• DOE gets OK to award contract

May 29:
• FIELD HEARING: Reid, Ensign say DOE behind no-shows
• Counties accused of misusing federal Yucca Mountain funds

May 27:
• Yucca project witnesses decide against testifying

May 22:
• NUCLEAR WASTE: Auditor: Yucca morale sinking

May 21:
• Berkley pushes NRC for expansion of Yucca audits

May 17:
• DOE undecided on method for shipping waste to Yucca

May 16:
• NRC investigates fire study
• Berkley questions transportation study

May 15:
• Law firm sues to represent Yucca

May 14:
• Energy officials bypass bidding process

May 10:
• RADIOACTIVE RESIDUE: Inspectors find taint on trucks
• Major Yucca contract awarded

May 9:
• YUCCA COMPLAINTS: Settlement costs sound alarm
• Yucca layoffs possible as budget cuts loom
• Waste shipping debate examines Baltimore tunnel fire

May 6:
• State argues nuclear waste plan violates Constitution
• Hearing to explore Yucca project woes

May 1:
• Key official says DOE failing to make Yucca case

April 30:
• Review questions Yucca Mountain documentation

April 26:
• Yucca auditors removed

April 23:
• Transport safety questioned

April 18:
• Industry official questions oversight
• Nevada legislators urge use of experts outside of agency

April 9:
• Top Yucca manager urges full allocation

April 8:
• DOE withholds Yucca money from counties

April 4:
• State submits petition to NRC

April 1:
• DOE looks at Yucca options

Mar 26:
• DOE: Budget cuts may stall licensing of Yucca Mountain

Mar 23:
• NEVADA VIEWS: Yucca temptations

Mar 21:
• Lawmaker: Yucca at risk over routes

Mar 20:
• Daschle pushes Reid aide for NRC post

Mar 18:
• Judge to wait on Yucca lawsuits

Mar 13:
• State officials decry tests of nuclear casks

Mar 11:
• Interim storage of nuke waste blocked

Mar 08:
• Rural counties see nuclear repository windfall

Mar 07:
• NUCLEAR WASTE: Cask safety tests discussed

Mar 06:
• Sandoval decries Yucca probe

Feb 27:
• Lawmakers urge Bush to remove panel chief

Feb 26:
• Energy secretary warns cuts harming Yucca project

Feb 25:
• States skeptical about Yucca

Feb 22:
• Team to assess risks of nuclear waste shipments

Feb 15:
• Yucca Mountain officials cleared in probe of Nevada exclusion allegations

Feb 14:
• DOE vows to meet goal despite cuts
• Berkley challenges contract

Feb 13:
• Cut probable in Yucca project budget

Feb 07:
• Yucca study poses 'staged' facility idea

Feb 04:
• DOE seeks flexibility on Yucca funding
• NEVADA TEST SITE: No layoffs expected

Jan 30:
• Reid loses a bit of influence over Yucca Mountain Project

Jan 29:
• Reid targets nuke board chief

Jan 28:
• State: NRC 'watered down' rules

Jan 16:
• Bush looks for Yucca budget fix

Jan 10:
• Sandoval outlines Yucca challenge

Jan 09:
• Nevada to file Yucca challenge

Jan 04:
• Attorney joins firm to fight Yucca cases

Yucca Mountain news archive
• 2004 • 2003 • 2002


IMAGES
• Photo Extra

• Nuclear Fuel: Cradle to Crypt (335k)

• Associated Press multimedia presentation

• Map of Yucca Mountain (64k)

• Milestones on the road to Yucca Mountain (117k)
Updated 7/9/02

• Missile test videos

• Nuclear waste storage map from the Dept. of Energy (118k)
DOCUMENTS
All in PDF format

Secretary Abraham's recommendation

Environmental Impact Statement & other documents

Abraham's letter to Gov. Guinn

Commonly Raised Topics - from the DOE

GAO Report on Yucca Mountain

Nevada v. U.S. Dept. of Energy
RELATED LINKS
mapscience.org - Find out how close you live to proposed nuclear waste routes

U.S. Dept. of Energy

Yucca Mountain Project

Citizen Alert - Grass-roots environmental group opposing the project

State of Nevada nuclear waste site

Environmental Protection Agency - Yucca Mountain Management

Nevada Nuclear Waste Study Committee - Grass-roots organization supporting equitable compensation for Nevadans in exchange for Yucca Mountain

Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force - Non-profit organization providing information about nuclear waste in Nevada

American Nuclear Society - Information on nuclear science and technology