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Monday, January 30, 2012

Blue Ribbon Commission Releases Nuclear Waste Report, Recommends “Consent-Based” Repository Siting

Blue Ribbon Commission Releases Nuclear Waste Report, Recommends “Consent-Based” Repository Siting

A much-anticipated report on the future of nuclear waste disposal in the United States was made public Thursday. It offered a broad outline of how the country might approach the disposal of 67,500 tons of spent fuel in light of the government’s failure to construct a repository for it in Nevada’s Yucca Mountain.

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