Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Panel Finds
NRC panel rules against withdrawal of Yucca project application
A three-judge panel from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission blocked the Energy Department's move to withdraw its application for building a nuclear-waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain. The judges said the department lacked the authority to abandon the petition, as doing so would violate a law approved by Congress. The New York Times (free registration) (6/29)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/science/earth/30nuke.html?src=mv
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