YUCCA MOUNTAIN: NRC staff gives Yucca overview a passing grade License application for project continues

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The Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste project in Nevada passed a preliminary portion of its application on Monday. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and consultants review focused on site descriptions, construction dates and summaries of geological and hydrological reports. "The project continues until it is officially ended and no earlier," said Nuclear Energy Institute representative John Keeley. Las Vegas Review-Journal/Stephens Washington News Bureau

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