Excerpt from the letter: Dear Mr. Moussa, The members of the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC) thank the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), the opportunity to provide comments on the above referenced Plan regarding the DOE’s current strategy and planning for developing and implementing a national transportation system that […]
Continue reading... March 16, 2009
Lack of Yucca Mountain Funding – FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations
“Congress continues to cut funding for the nation’s congressionally-selected and adopted geologic repository for commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive defense waste – one they contracted with utility companies who operate nuclear reactors to build – while they still have more than $20 billion, including interest, of electricity ratepayer monies remaining in the Nuclear […]
Continue reading... February 2, 2009
Nuclear Waste Disposal Program Long Term Solutions
Given the energy challenges facing our nation, it is important that the Obama Administration implement policies that provide long-term solutions that move America closer to energy independence. As stated in a White Paper that Energy Secretary Steven Chu co-signed, “… nuclear power must play a significant and growing role in our nation’s – and the […]
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