Nevada’s Nuclear Projects Commission on Monday narrowed down to three the field of candidates for the post being vacated by embattled agency chief Bob Loux.
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WASHINGTON — Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate and one of the nation’s leading science advocates for combating global warming and promoting renewable energy, was announced Monday as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Energy.
WASHINGTON — Executives for the nuclear industry’s lobbying arm said Thursday they have told aides to President-elect Barack Obama that the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository should remain in the nation’s energy playbook, and there is no need to rush decisions about the project.
WASHINGTON — Yucca Mountain could hold at least three times more nuclear waste than currently allowed, the Department of Energy said Tuesday in a report that recommends Congress expand the storage site it plans to build in Nevada.
WASHINGTON — Despite pronouncements that the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site is as good as dead when Barack Obama becomes president, the outgoing project director cautioned Thursday against throwing dirt on the grave just yet.
With few exceptions, most speakers Thursday told the Surface Transportation Board to suspend its review of federal plans to build a rail line from Caliente for hauling nuclear waste to a proposed repository at Yucca Mountain.