Excerpt from the letter: Dear Chairmen Inouye and Obey and Ranking Members Cochran and Lewis, The members of the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC), are writing to express our concern over the role of the federal government in taking responsibility for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and to draw your attention to an […]

Along with a number of other organizations, the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC) cosigned a letter to Secretary of Energy Chu expressing significant concern about the federal government’s actions related to the planned geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. The NWSC has particular concern that the proposed Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) to study waste management strategies might be […]

Excerpt from the letter: Dear Mr. Secretary: The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC) is amazed with Senator Harry Reid’s (D-NV) announcement that the President and yourself have agreed with him to cut off all funding for the continued review of the license application by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget request.  […]