Antinuclear

USA just does not know what to do with nuclear waste

Last month, the U.S  Department of Energy convened a “Blue Ribbon” commission led by former lawmakers and regulators to study what to do next.

SRS communities angered by nuclear waste decision  | ajc.com By Bob KeefeThe Atlanta Journal, April 28, 2010 -ConstitutionWASHINGTON — For decades now, workers and local residents have fully expected that giant canisters of nuclear waste put into temporary storage at the Savannah River Site would eventually be relocated from their backyards to a permanent nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
But the decision last month by the Energy Department not to finish construction at Yucca Mountain has angered leaders of the communities surrounding the Savannah River Site, who say they’ve been misled, lied to and ignored by the government — and some say they’re frightened about their region’s future…..

The Energy Department has said it has no plans to abandon its legal duty to find a permanent home for waste now stored at the Savannah River Site and other nuclear facilities nationwide, even it if it is giving up on developing Yucca Mountain. Last month, the agency convened a commission led by former lawmakers and regulators to study what to do next. Community leaders have complained that they don’t have a seat at the table with the commission. SRS communities angered by nuclear waste decision  | ajc.com

May 1, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation