Nuclear fuel plan raises hope, concerns
By Rudolph Bell - McClatchy Newspapers
A proposal to ship spent nuclear fuel from out-of-state reactors to South Carolina for recycling is reigniting concerns while its supporters say it would generate high-paying jobs and electricity without contributing to global warming.
The waste would be recycled at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken. Environmental concerns are being raised that the plan would make South Carolina more of a dumping ground for the nation's nuclear waste.
Both sides are closely watching a federal commission that is studying what to do with the nation's waste now that the Obama administration has shelved plans for a national repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Read more: http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/11/22/1826741/nuclear-fuel-plan-raises-hope.html#ixzz168mJs5LQ
The waste would be recycled at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken. Environmental concerns are being raised that the plan would make South Carolina more of a dumping ground for the nation's nuclear waste.
Both sides are closely watching a federal commission that is studying what to do with the nation's waste now that the Obama administration has shelved plans for a national repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Read more: http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/11/22/1826741/nuclear-fuel-plan-raises-hope.html#ixzz168mJs5LQ
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