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About this website: On this website you will find news clippings, documents, photos, maps, and much more on the history and key issues surrounding the proposed and controversial Yucca Mountain repository project. Situated in southern Nevada some 90 miles from Las Vegas, Yucca Mountain is currently the only site in the United States that was studied in detail for the mined geological disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel and defense high-level waste.
Eureka County's involvement: There are ten (10) designated Affected Units of Local Governments (AULG's) in relative proximity to Yucca Mountain. These AULG's were granted authority to provide information and public involvement opportunities regarding federal decisions about Yucca Mountain. Accordingly, Eureka County, Nevada [a designated AULG] maintains the YuccaMountain.org website.
What exists today at Yucca Mountain: As of 2022 the only infrastructure that exists at Yucca Mountain is a single 5-mile exploratory tunnel that was constructed for site characterization activities. There are no waste disposal tunnels and no waste handling facilities at the site. Moreover, certain key legal and regulatory decisions have not been granted for the Yucca Mountain site including a water permit from the State of Nevada, a license for construction authorization from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a federal land withdrawal from the Bureau of Land Management. Additionally, there is no railroad access to move waste to the site. For historical info see our Inside Story Webpage and our Leasons Learned Webpage.
Readers Note: While this website is being maintained and periodically updated, it largely remains in archival status. The website is composed of 6,500 files in 22 subdirectories occupying 2.7 GB. For more infomation about Yucca Mountain, see the What's New Page.
Important Archival Historical Documents & Press News
- 2021/22 Documents — Yucca Mountain news updates & documents
- FAQs — Yucca Mountain Repository Program — Eureka County, Nevada
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Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Using a Consent-Based Siting Process To Identify Federal Interim Storage Facilities — DOE Print
- Senator Markey and Rep. Levin introduce legislation to determine a viable, consent-based path forward for nuclear waste — markey.senate.gov
 Read the legislation
- COMMERCIAL SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL (Congressional Action Needed to Break Impasse and Develop a Permanent Disposal Solution — 3MB PDF 62 Pages) — The GAO
- Nuclear waste storage facility at Texas-New Mexico border granted federal license — currentargus.com [more]
- Sisolak: Biden promises no nukes to Yucca Mountain — Nevada Appeal
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House panel OKs funding bill without money for Yucca Mountain
— reviewjournal.com
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State settles violations over Energy Department low-level radioactive waste shipments, requires increased monitoring, preventative policies — thenevadaindependent.com/article
- Energy secretary: ‘Yucca Mountain will not be a storage place for nuclear waste’
— 8newsnow
- Two (2) page Letter to Jennifer Granholm, Secretary U.S. Department of Energy [PDF] — six organizations
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Energy Sec.: US Must “Modernize” Nuclear Arsenal for National Security
— www.ny1.com
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U.S. NWTRB to Hold Public Meeting on U.S. DOE Management Approach for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Including Accident Tolerant Fuels — NWTRB
- New Mexico files lawsuit to block Holtec nuclear waste facility, cites risk to oil and gas — .currentargus.com More Coverage — courthousenews.com
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Edison aims to rally allies nationwide to push feds on permanent nuclear waste storage —energycentral.com
- Furor in Japanese Town Casts Light on Fukushima’s Legacy — nytimes.com
- Letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm from the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
 — NWSC
- Husker-led research team aims for safer storage of nuclear waste — news.unl.edu
- Nevada Democrats reintroduce push to block Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Granholm, Yucca Mountain opponent, confirmed as energy secretary
— rj.com
- Forging a Path Forward on US Nuclear Waste Management: Options for Policy Makers — energypolicy.columbia.edu
- Yucca? That’s a no, reassures Biden’s Energy nominee — nevadacurrent.com
- Billions could be saved at Savannah River Site by reclassifying radioactive wastes, DOE says — postandcourier.com
- 2020 Documents — Yucca Mountain news updates & documents
- Sisolak names head of agency at forefront of Yucca Mountain fight — Las Vegas Sun
- As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term storage solutions — cen.acs.orgn
- Experts: Nuclear waste storage a concern in New Mexico, Southwest
— santafenewmexican.com
- Cortez Masto, Rosen reiterate ‘zero funds’ for Yucca Mountain licensing — United States Senate
- U.S. NWTRB to Hold Public Meeting on U.S. DOE Repository R&D Program and Priorities — NWTRB
- Retiring congressman pins Rep. Jeff Duncan as potential nuclear waste, energy leader — postandcourier.com
- Texas governor opposes interim storage site — State of Texas
- New Mexico objects to license for nuclear fuel storage plan — AP [New Mexico letter to NRC]
- EDITORIAL:
Nevada grateful for Halstead’s many years fighting nuclear waste— Las Vegas Sun
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If Trump and Biden agree there shouldn’t be a nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain, can’t we all?
— thebulletin.org
- Nevada is winning the war, but Yucca Mountain is not dead — Las Vegas Sun
- INSIGHT: How Bedrock Environmental Law Can Break the Nuclear Waste Logjam
— bloomberglaw.com
- [New Mexico] Objecting to nuclear storage plan, Lujan Grisham writes to Trump — santafenewmexican.com
- House panel OKs spending bill without funds for Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Yucca Mountain: Faster Water Flow Undermines Project Safety, UNR Geologist Says — kunr.org
- Bob Halstead, Nevada’s leading Yucca fighter, retires — RJ.com
- New Mexico nuclear facility is bad news — Las Vegas Sun
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President’s nuclear fantasy threatens Nevadans’ health, national security
— Las Vegas Sun
- Fight Over New Mexico Nuke Waste Plan Lands in DC Circuit — courthousenews.com
- Industry to Explore Decentralized Nuclear Waste Disposal — powermag.com
- Why a US nuclear test in Nevada would be bad for the world — and Trump’s reelection — thebulletin.org
- Energy Department nominee shifts on Yucca Mountain (Trump admin. has no plans to use Yucca) — RJ.com
- Tonopah quake bolsters Nevada’s case against Yucca dumpsite — Las Vegas Sun
- Amid COVID-19, Deep Borehole Disposal Of Nuclear Waste Marches Forward — Forbes
- Idaho lawmakers urge DOE to package nuclear waste at site — postregister.com
- Why should NM store nation’s nuclear waste? — abqjournal.com
- Energy secretary: No money for Yucca Mountain in budget — RJ.com
- The US government insurance scheme for nuclear power plant accidents no longer makes sense — thebulletin.org
- One Side of a Nuclear Waste Fight: Trump. The Other: His Administration — NYTimes.com
- The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site has always been a political football. Trump is the latest president to fumble —thebulletin.org [Print PDF]
- Trump administration still angling toward Yucca Mountain, Energy exec says — aikenstandard.com
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Interim nuclear waste bill boosted by Trump budget — RJ.com (Print PDF)
- Trump takes Yucca Mountain off the table. What’s that mean for San Onofre nuclear waste? — latimes.com
- After including Nevada nuclear waste dump in budget for years, Trump signals reversal on Yucca — NVindy
- The containers the U.S. plans to use for nuclear waste storage may corrode — sciencenews.org
- 2019 Documents — Yucca Mountain news updates & documents
- 2019 Legislative Proposals — 2019
S649: Obtain consent of affected State and local governments — By Senators Cortez Masto and Ms. Rosen
S1234: Nuclear Waste Administration Act — By Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
H.R. 2699: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act - 2019 — By Reps. Jerry McNerney D-CA & John Shimkus R-IL
H.R. 3136: STORE Nuclear Fuel Act — Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6)
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Life after Yucca Mountain: The time has come to reset US nuclear waste policy
— TheHill.com
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Oil & Gas Leaks Crocodile Tears Over Nuclear Waste Storage — Forbes.com
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Senate confirms Trump’s new energy secretary — nevadacurrent.com
- Dan Brouillette confirmed [DOE Sec.] without support of Nevada senators RJ.com
- Yucca Mountain dormant, but definitely not dead — RJ..com
- The Staggering Timescales Of Nuclear Waste Disposal — forbes.com [Print PDF]
- Yucca bill advanced by panel not likely to see House floor — thenevadaindependent
- Yucca Mountain bill in House faces steep climb — RJ.com
- President's Pick For Energy Sec Talks Yucca Mountain — AP
- Panel to discuss state’s latest plans to fight nuclear waste storage in Nevada — Las Vegas Sun
- 2019 Report & Recommendations — Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects [74 Page PDF] — State of Nevada
- Inside secret underground tunnels storing nuclear waste for 100,000 years — express.co.uk
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Nevada officials anticipate Perry’s replacement to have same views on Yucca Mountain
— Las Vegas Sun
- U.S. authorities and critics split on whether untested technology has made nuclear shipments safer
— AP
- FAQs — Yucca Mountain Repository Program — Eureka County, Nevada
- State official lists old, new reasons why Yucca Mountain should not be licensed— Las Vegas Sun
- House Panel Approves Yucca Mountain Bill Despite Opposition — bloombergenvironment.com
- No money for Yucca Mountain project in Senate budget — RJ.com
- Forum addresses ecological, tribal opposition to Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Yucca Mountain unlikely to get funding amid focus on 2020 election, experts say — Las Vegas Sun
- Yucca Mountain advocate John Shimkus retiring from Congress — RJ.com
- Native American tribe claims nuclear waste can’t be stored on its land — Las Vegas Sun
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Nevada's veto power a sticking point in congressional negotiations on Yucca —thenevadaindependent.com
- Horsford: Education is key to gaining allies in fight against Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- All spent nuclear fuel in the U.S. will soon end up in one place — nationalgeographic.com
- Nevada: Feds should restudy seismic risk at Yucca Mountain — AP
- Nev. Gov. and members of Nevada’s federal delegation letter to DOE –seismic hazards, Yucca Mountain
- Earthquakes rattle Yucca Mountain debate — RJ.com
- Consent-based nuclear waste storage bill may be changed to include Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Guest Column: Proponents of nuclear waste dump have a new strategy: Just buy us off — Las Vegas Sun
- Committee Hearing, Examine Storage of Nuclear Waste and NWPA — senate.gov
- Cortez Masto pushes to get Nevada consent over Yucca Mountain in Senate bill — thenevadaindependent.com
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Proposed nuclear storage consent bill excludes Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- EDITORIAL: We’ve been warned: Nevada is no place for nation’s radioactive waste — Las Vegas Sun
- House approved $1 trillion spending bill, with no Yucca funding, while Senate blocked Saudi arms sales — thenevadaindependent.com
- House Sends 2020 Energy Spending Bill to Senate on Party Line — exchangemonitor.com
- The Crushing Cost Of Nuclear Waste Is Weighing On Taxpayers — finance.yahoo.com
- Congressman hopes taking DOE out of Yucca process will bring Nevada to the table — thenevadaindependent.com
- House Committee Rejects Another Shot at Yucca Mountain Funding — exchangemonitor.com
- Sisolak warns House panel against advancing Yucca bill ahead of hearing — thenevadaindependent.com
- US DOE changes waste interpretation — world-nuclear-news.org
- Governor opposes radioactive waste storage in New Mexico — santafenewmexican.com
- A rare tour of the tunnel that is ground zero for a nuclear waste controversy — CBS News
- APPROPRIATIONS, Minibus could spark fights over Yucca, Paris pullout — eenews.ne
- Tennessee senator ready to force showdown on Yucca Mountain — RJ.com [Print PDF]
- Suitable nuclear waste storage has been found, and it’s not in Nevada — Las Vegas Sun
- Long-Running Yucca Mountain Debate Still Center of Nuclear Waste Fight — [Listen 4.41] — wpm.org
- Bill to amend nuclear waste policy introduced in the House — dailyenergyinsider.com
- Nevada delegation wins a round in fight over Yucca funding — nevadacurrent.com
- DOE budget bill triggers Yucca Mountain fight — thenevadaindependent.com
- Annual DOE funding bill includes no funds for Yucca Mountain — thenevadaindependent.com
- Nuclear Waste Disposal -- Isn't Science Supposed To Reduce The Uncertainty?
— forbes.com
- Some in Nye County say Yucca Mountain could be a blessing — Las Vegas Sun [Print PDF]
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GUEST COLUMN: Jacky Rosen: I refuse to allow GOP leaders to revive Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Perry Supports DOE Reconsideration of High-Level Waste Definition — exchangemonitor.com
- Nevada Warns of Impacts of Rad Waste Disposal Bill — exchangemonitor.com
- “We don’t even produce nuclear energy” – Nevada senators fight Yucca at hearing — nevadacurrent.com
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Startup promotes permanent nuclear waste storage via miles-long drilling — southcoasttoday
- Nevada urges GOP to drop new push on nuclear waste dump — washingtonpost
- Senators Reintroduce Nuclear Waste Management Bill — exchangemonitor.com [The Bill]
- Governor Sisolak sends letter to U.S. Senate committee ahead of Yucca hearing — NCN
- As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways To Store It — NPR
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Barrasso Releases Discussion Draft Legislation to Address Nuclear Waste — epw.senate.gov
- Hearing set for Senate bill to restart Yucca Mountain licensing — RJ.com [More info]
- Las Vegas Casino, Tourism Execs Urge Congress to Block Yucca Mountain — exchngemonitor.com
- New Mexico Is Divided Over The 'Perfect Site' To Store Nation's Nuclear Waste — NPR
- Tribe gathers to honor legacy of environmental activist and 'Dry Creek cowboy' Russell Jim — yakimaherald.com
- Shimkus calls for Nevada to make case against Yucca Mountain before nuclear regulator — thenevadaindependent.com
- Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb — thedrive.com
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Despite senator’s concerns, Perry says ‘Yucca Mountain is the law’
— Las Vegas Sun
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Senate committee wants Yucca Mountain decision now — rj.com [Print PDF]
- Startup promotes permanent nuclear waste storage — capecodtimes.com [Print PDF]
- Trump FY2020 budget seeks $116 million to restart Yucca licensing process — INDY
- Jobs, not waste: Measure seeks alternative uses for Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Nevada lawmakers reintroduced federal legislation that would make it more difficult for the controversial Yucca Mountain project to go forward — E&ENEWSPM [Press Coverage]
- Sisolak seeks meeting with Trump on Yucca and secret plutonium shipment [Gov Letter] — The Nevada Independent
- Nuclear waste burial fund grows to $43 billion — sgvtribune.com [Print PDF]
- Can We Drill A Hole Deep Enough For Our Nuclear Waste? — Forbes.com
- DOE secretly shipped plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada — RGJ.com
- COLUMN: By Judy Treichel: First step to a solution on nuclear waste: End Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Groundhog Day in new Congress: Yucca push coming — thenevadaindependent.com
- Tenn. senator supports Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste storage — RJ.com
- Some US nuclear industry officials question if new repository strategy needed — spglobal.com
- 2018 Documents — Yucca Mountain documents and activities
- 2018 “Yucca Mountain” Legislation — YuccaMountain.org
- [Editorial] Midterms may have spelled the end of Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Key Issues for County Commissioners Regarding Yucca Mountain Review and Licensing Process [AND] Resolution by the County Commissioners — Eureka County
- Reset of America’s Nuclear Waste Management, Strategy and Policy — Stanford & George Washington University
- Pro-Yucca lawmakers push for funding in year-end spending package — Stanford & thenevadaindependent.com
- Western states urge Congress to address nuclear waste transportation issues — Las Vegas Sun
- Yucca Mountain revival efforts appear dead – for now — RJ.com
- Letter to Congress: 61 organizations oppose nuclear waste language in year end legislation — Nuclear News
- Sandoval urges lawmakers not to allocate funds for Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Industry Groups to Congress: Inaction on Nuclear Waste Not an Option — powermag.com
- Titus urges House leaders to block any effort to revive Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- U.S. senator joins nationwide call for caution on Hanford waste change — tri-cityherald.com
- Nuclear host communities weigh in on waste characterization — currentargus.com
- Nevada officials brace for new attempt to revive Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Democrats Seize on Trump’s Remarks About Nevada’s Yucca Nuclear Dump — bloomberg.com
- Tansportation Issues Disqualify Yucca Mountain, Opponent Says — knpr.org
- Titus, Rosen see Yucca threat in DOE proposal on high-level nuclear waste — thenevadaindependent.com
- Rosen: Yucca poses threat to bases in Nevada — pvtimes.com
- NRC Resumes Review of Application to Build Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in Texas — ponline.com
- Political considerations derailing Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- What’s in the Final VA, Energy, Legislative Branch Minibus — about.bgov.com
- COMMENTARY: Yucca Mountain: No easy transportation, no free government money — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Sandoval, Heller push back as DOE proposes storing excess weapons-grade plutonium at NTS — inde
- Hearing set for challenge of NRC’s Yucca Mountain decisions — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nevada files to force NRC official’s recusal from Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nevada bolstering resources for renewed Yucca fight — Las Vegas Sun
- Sandoval urges officials to gear up to fight Yucca Mountain in 2019 — RJ.com
- Yucca Mountain revival efforts appear dead – for now — RJ.com
- Will Oyster Creek's nuclear waste be cash cow for buyer Holtec? — pressofatlanticcity.com
- Holtec Nuclear Waste Project’s Opponents Seek Role for New Mexico — bna.com
- Las Vegas business leaders mount campaign against Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Illinois congressman is back to waste more time on Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Longtime Yucca Mountain supporter eyes site as funding fight simmers — Las Vegas Sun
- Lawmaker hopes Yucca Mountain tour puts pressure on Congress — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Congressional delegation to tour Yucca Mountain in Nevada — RJ.com
- Panel learns: Nothing happens fast when it comes to fate of nuke waste — www.recorder.com
- Las Vegas officials vote against reviving Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Nevada wants recusal from NRC member on Yucca Mountain decisions — RJ.com
- Congress could fund Yucca restart next year — Nevada Appeal
- House to vote on energy spending bill with Yucca Mountain funds — RJ.com
- Appeals court throws out lawsuit over Nevada’s Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Congress works to revive long-delayed plan to store nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain — USA Today
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Concerns about government bullying and safety were the top reasons for those opposing the House Yucca bill
— thenevadaindependent.com [Print PDF]
- The federal government has long treated Nevada as a dumping ground, and it’s not just Yucca Mountain —theconversation.com
- Debate breaks out over nuclear waste shipments — lamonitor.com
- Senate panel again drops Yucca Mountain licensing funding from budget — Las Vegas Review Journal [Print PDF]
- House passes bill to revive Yucca Mountain licensing — Las Vegas Review Journal [More Coverage]
- The latest on Yucca Mountain – an interview with Robert Halstead
 [17.41] — knvc.org
- Recycling nuclear waste is not the win-win it seems like it should be — Las Vegas Sun
- Vote likely next week on bill to resume Yucca Mountain licensing process — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nuclear panel chair: ‘I remain adamantly opposed’ to Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- House bill wants study of alternative uses for Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Chairman promises House vote on Yucca Mountain funding — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Senators question Yucca Mountain in DOE’s proposed budget — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Budget Bill Excludes Money for Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump — KTVN 2: Reno
- Yucca Mountain Repository and Transportation Impacts [36 Page PDF – 4.7MB] — State of Nevada
- Nevada senators fight Yucca Mountain restart on two fronts — Las Vegas Review Journal [More Coverage]
- Building a nuclear waste dump in Nevada is still the wrong thing to do — Las Vegas Sun
- Private Yucca meeting upsets Nevada officials — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Yucca Mountain Legislative Action, Budget Request Expected Soon [Audio File 16:56] — KNPR.org
- Nevada, keep up the fight against nuclear waste: RGJ Editorial Board — RGJ.com
- Shimkus, House proponents call for passage of Yucca bill — thenevadaindependent.com
- NRC Begins Process for New Mexico to Receive All U.S. Commercial High-Level Nuclear Waste — krwg.org
- OPINION: Setting the record straight on Yucca Mountain — State of Nevada
- Panel takes preliminary step in process to revive Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nevada OKs $5.1M legal contract for Yucca Mountain fight — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Trump budget contains $120M to restart licensing of Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- U.S. utility commissioners call for action on used nuke fuel — kallanishenergy.com
- First transfer of nuclear waste made at San Onofre — sandiegouniontribune.com
- Proposed Amendments Would Store High-Level Radioactive Waste in New Mexico and West Texas and Accelerate Yucca Mountain Licensing — nuclearactive.org
- Nevada raises new concerns about Yucca Mountain licensing plan — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Comments on Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, H.R. 3053 — State of Nevada
- In D.C., Goodman highlights dangers of transporting nuclear waste — Las Vegas Sun
- Presentation to U.S. Conference of Mayors, Re: Yucca Mountain transportation — State of Nevada
- Can Heller, as Reid did, stop Yucca? — thenevadaindependent.com
- Connecticut lawmakers: 'Status quo unacceptable' on nuclear waste policy — theday.com
- 2017 Documents — What happened
- State's point man on Yucca Mountain calls new bill "Screw Nevada 2" — luxoraleader.com
- Nevada has science edge if Yucca Mountain licensing resumes — luxoraleader.com
- A tale of two archivists — nevada– today
- Uncertain future for Vermont Yankee fuel — reformer.com
- Federal judge awards Duke $68.5M for spent nuclear fuel costs in DOE lawsuit — utilitydive.com
- Trump’s budget chief says funding for Yucca Mountain was his idea — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nevada official says Yucca bill not likely to pass Senate — Las Vegas Sun
- NARUC, other energy organizations urge Congress to fund Nuclear Waste Program — dailyenergyinsider
- Nevada and Trump administration face off over Yucca Mountain — Physics Today
- As climate change fuels fears about nuclear waste, Maine looks to Trump for solution — bangordailynews.com
- Amodei expects Yucca Mountain bill to pass before Thanksgiving — RJ.com
- Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 [Report together with Additional & Dissenting Views] — U.S. House of Representatives
- Revised Comments on Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, H.R. 3053, as reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 28, 2017 — State of Nevada
- Yucca Mountain Licensing Update — Western Interstate Energy Board High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee Meeting — State of Nevada
- Lawmaker makes a last-minute plea to derail Yucca Mountain bill — RJ.com
- Moniz: U.S. needs ‘consent–based process’ for nuclear waste storage — Las Vegas Sun
- Yucca Mountain not in the “top 10” sites for a repository, Nevada expert says — Nevada Appeal
- Presentation: What's Wrong With Yucca Mountain [30 Page PDF] — State of Nevada
- Legislation, Interim Storage,and Alternatives to Yucca Mountain [21 Page PDF] — State of Nevada
- Presentation: Yucca Mountain Licensing Proceeding [20 Page PDF] — State of Nevada
- CBO finds long–term costs of reviving Yucca Mountain hard to predict — [Download/Print CBO Report] — RJ.com
- Can $46 billion buy a permanent home for nuclear waste stored at San Onofre, other sites? — ocregister.com
- Officials frustrated over lack of progress on Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- SCE nuclear waste settlement highlights growing problem for shuttered plants — utilitydive.com
- Nye County, Nevada spar in Vegas over Yucca Mountain — PVT Times
- Nevada board to consider $1M to fight Yucca Mountain plan — RJ.com
- Q+A: State's chief Yucca critic: It's 'almost a religious controversy now' — Las Vegas Sun
- Energy official says Yucca Mountain ball in Congress’ court — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Yucca Mountain opposition to be focus at Las Vegas conference — Las Vegas Review Journal
- On opposing sides, the state, Nye County prepare for Congress to act on Yucca this fall —TNI.com
- [Las Vegas Mayor] Goodman Cautions Fellow Mayors On Risks Of Yucca Mountain 17.43— KNPR
- New deal could push nuke fuel out of San Onofre — ocregister.com
- Congressman: Yucca Mountain Push Just Following "Law Of The Land" 13:03 — KNPR
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission restarts Yucca Mountain licensing process —washingtonexaminer.com [More]
- Trump's former Las Vegas cohorts gird for battle to stop Yucca Mountain plan — washingtontimes.com
- How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled — NPR
- Trump’s Interior Secretary May Be The Key To Opening Yucca Mountain — dailycaller.com
- Nevada official says House vote on Yucca funding no shock— Las Vegas Sun
- Attempts to block funding for Yucca Mountain die in House — RJ.com
- Yucca Mountain: High stakes and high hurdles — utilitydive.com
- 4.1 earthquake rattles Nevada security site near Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Yucca Mountain Revival Takes Another Step Forward — exchangemonitor.com
- Yucca Mountain Again — Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Yucca fighter: 'We're worried but optimistic' about dump in era of Trump — Nevada Independent
- Trump triggers fight over Yucca waste site — The Hill
- Yucca Mountain bill hijacks Nevada's authority — Las Vegas Sun
- 1,800 tons of radioactive waste has an ocean view and nowhere to go — LA Times
- House panel OKs nuclear waste storage bill tied to Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun [H.R. 3053]
- Energy secretary's Yucca comments irk Nevada's leaders, please Nye County — Pahrump Valley Times
- In Renewed Yucca Mountain Effort, Nevada Battles On Multiple Fronts — KNPR.org 17.04 min
- Governor Sandoval responds to new suggestion from Secretary Perry to use Nevada National Security Site as interim storage location for toxic — State of Nevada
- [Energy Secretary] Perry says no decision made on interim nuclear waste storage in Nevada — RJ.com
- [Energy Secretary] Perry backs Yucca Mountain, proposes an interim waste storage site in Nevada — RJ.com
- [Energy Secretary] Perry cites 'moral obligation' to build Yucca nuclear waste site — The Hill
- Subcommittee passes bill to make Yucca Mountain the U.S. nuclear repository
 KSNV – Las Vegas, NV
- Bill to expedite Yucca Mountain licensing clears 1st hurdle — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nevada files motion to dismiss lawsuit that threatens state’s ability to fight Yucca Mountain — State of Nevada
- Finland Works, Quietly, to Bury Its Nuclear Reactor Waste — New York Times
- RTC to examine travel routes for nuclear waste headed to Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Nye County increases budget for Yucca Mountain — PV Times
- Nuclear agency seeks $30M for Yucca Mountain licensing review — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Heller issues warning to Trump administration over Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Review Journal
- [Editorial] From sea to glowing sea: Yucca Mountain a threat to 44 states — Las Vegas Sun
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Transportation Maps – State of Nevada
Cities Potentially Affected by Shipments to Yucca Mountain (pdf-2.45M)
States Potentially Affected by Shipments to Yucca Mountain with Congressional Districts (pdf-7.05M)
Congressional Districts Potentially Affected by Shipments to Yucca Mountain - 115th Congress (pdf-882K)
- Nuclear panel moves toward licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Trump Eyes Rebooting Yucca Mountain, as Nuclear Waste Piles Up — www.seeker.com
- Request for Comment — Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada; [Print PDF – ] — The NRC
- On the Hill, Budget Deepens Battle Lines Over Yucca — exchangemonitor.com
- GAO outlines $330M 'roadmap' to restart Yucca Mountain licensing — RJ.com
- Resuming Licensing of Yucca Mountain Would Require Rebuilding Capacity at DOE & NRC — GAO
Read/download the full report [53 Page PDF]
- Trump’s budget draws fire from Nevada delegation — Nevada Appeal
- Nevada's nuclear dilemma: Inside the reignited fight over Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Nevada Senate unanimous [Opposition] on Yucca Mountain (Read–AJR 10) — RJ.com [More Coverage]
- [State] Budgets approved to fight Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- To Bury Nuclear Waste, Dig Deeper Than Yucca Mountain [Editorial Board] — bloomberg.com
- Nevada: Basin and Range reversal won’t bolster Yucca Mountain — PV Times
- Yucca Mountain not included in federal spending bill — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Energy Secretary: Importance of resuming Yucca licensing 'became clearer' — The Nevada Independent
- Witnesses urge House lawmakers to revive Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- Gaming industry opposes plan to reopen Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository — AmericanGaming.org
- Hearing Record: H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 — U.S. Congress
- Staff memo– Hearing Record: H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 — U.S. Congress
- Update [Yucca Mountain] Legislation – 115th Congress — U.S. Congress
- Week ahead [04/24/17] – House to revive Yucca Mountain fight — The Hill
- Nevada lawmakers line up to testify against reviving Yucca Mountain — RJ.com
- No amount of spending will make Yucca Mountain nuke dump a good idea — Las Vegas Sun
- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval sent a letter to Congress — State of Nevada
- Point man on Yucca Mountain calls new bill ‘Screw Nevada 2’ —RJ.com
- Yucca Mountain Update: Presentation to Nevada Legislature — State of Nevada
- Plan to revive Yucca Mountain to get first hearing in Congress — RJ.com
- Governor Sandoval and Attorney General Laxalt take new step in yucca opposition — State of Nevada
- Nevada has science edge if Yucca Mountain licensing resumes — RJ.com
- A Small West Texas Town Could Be A Dump Site For High–Level Nuclear Waste — texasmonthly.com
- Nuke waste debate: Turn it into glass or encase in cement? — The GAO
- Op–ed: Nuclear reprocessing and Yucca Mountain are non-starters — Salt Lake Tribune
- New Mexico, Texas seek licenses to store spent nuclear fuel — thenewstribune.com
- Governor Sandoval leads efforts to pursue all state options to defeat Yucca Mountain — State of Nevada
- Report and Recommendations of the Nevada Commission On Nuclear Projects — State of Nevada
- Decades–old war over Yucca Mountain nuclear dump resumes under Trump budget plan — LA Times
- Energy Secretary Perry tours Yucca Mountain, meets with Governor Sandoval — TNI
- Letter to DOE Secretary Rich Perry from the U.S. Congress, Committe on Energy and Commerce — 3 page PDF
- The White House Revives a Controversial Plan for Nuclear Waste — The Atlantic
- Remaking the US Nuclear Waste Program — Robert J. Halstead, Alvin Mushkatel
- The Indy Explains: The fight over Yucca Mountain — TNI
- Yucca Mountain placement in Trump budget draws ire from congressional delegation, Nevada leaders — TNI
- Attempts to revive Yucca Mountain project will cost feds $1.66B, Nevada director reports — RJ.com
- Is Yucca Mountain once again to be America’s nuclear waste dump? — SacBee.com
- Senate confirms Perry to head Energy Department — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste — The GAO
- Make Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste a Security Issue — ban.com
- Nuclear waste solution must include Yucca Mountain, key GOP lawmaker says — Las Vegas Review Journal
- It’s never been off the table: Key congressman reiterates interest in Yucca Mountain — Las Vegas Sun
- Why Congress Shouldn’t Bother Reviving Yucca Mountain — Forbs
- Can Nuclear Power Rise From The Chaos In Washington? — Forbs
- Congress likely to seek funding for Yucca Mountain, state report says — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Benefits and Costs Should Be Better Understood for Separate Repository for Defense Waste — GAO
- It’s simple, President Trump: Yucca Mountain project is too risky — Las Vegas Sun
- Will Trump and Perry Revive Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository? — Spectrum
- Trump’s pick for Energy chief says Yucca Mountain can’t be ruled out — Las Vegas Review Journal
- S.95 – bill requireing Sec. Energy obtain consent of affected State & local governments before making expenditure from Nuclear Waste Fund
— U.S Congess
- Energy chief: Bid to revive Nevada nuclear waste dump doomed — Nevada Appeal
- YUCCA MOUNTAIN —
Conflict looms for Trump between hotel and waste site — E & E News
- 2016 Documents — Yucca Mountain documents and activities
- 2015 Documents — 35 important actions taken in 2015
- Reid keeps new Yucca Mountain funding at bay Reid keeps new Yucca Mountain funding at bay — RJ.com
- Comments, State of Nevada: Draft Supplement to EIS for Yucca Mountain Repository (NUREG-2184, August 2015) Docket ID NRC 20150051) [PDF, 100 Page] — State of Nevada
- Comments on Draft Supplement to EIS for Yucca Mountain Repository (NUREG-2184, August 2015) Docket ID NRC 20150051) [PDF, 3 Page] — Eureka County
- Nuclear Waste Peddlers Still Pushing Yucca Mountain Dump [PDF, 2 Page] —Huntingtonews.net
- SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, Legislative, Technical, & Societal Challenges to Its Transportation [PDF, 13 Page] — GAO
- States Affected by Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments to Yucca Mountain [PDF, 49 Page] — State of Nevada
- Gov. Sandoval Comment Letter to NRC regarding NUREG-2184 [PDF, 2 Page] — State of Nevada
- Nevadans question report on Yucca health risks [PDF, 2 Page] — RJ.com
- DOE takes first steps toward a post-Yucca future [PDF, 2 Page] — eenews.net
- Nevada hires state's former Yucca attorney as consultant [PDF, 2 Page] — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Is Yucca Mountain back on the table? [PDF, 3 Page] — High Country News
- Notice: Draft Supplement To Yucca Mountain Environmental Impact Statements [Webpage] — The NRC
- State disagrees with [NRC] Yucca Mountain study [PDF, 1 Page] — AP [Related Information]
- NRC report says Yucca Mountain project wouldn't be much of a health risk [PDF, 1 Page] — RJ.com
- Industry push on Yucca Mountain troubles allies [PDF, 1 Page] — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Reid, Heller introduce bill creating more Yucca hurdles [PDF, 2 Pages] — Las Vegas Sun
- Map: newly-created Basin and Range National Monument & Caliente rail line to Yucca Mountain — Wired.com
- Why new national monument could derail plans for nuke dump at Yucca [PDF, 2 Pages] — Las Vegas Sun
- Sandoval [Gov. Nev.] Nothing to Negotiate on Yucca Mountain [PDF, 2 Pages] — Las Vegas Review Journal
- Breaking down nuclear waste as a 2–part issue [PDF, 2 Pages] — Las Vegas Sun
- Yucca Mountain Update, the NRC [PDF, 1 Pages] — NRC
- GOP proposes more money to revive frozen Yucca Mountain Project [PDF, 2 Pages] — RJ.com
- YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Unsafe site won't ever be safe for nuclear waste [PDF, 2 Pages] — RJ.com
- Congressmen get up-close look at controversial Yucca dumpsite [PDF, 3 Pages] — Las Vegas Sun
- Inside the renewed push to site nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain [PDF, 4 Pages] — UtilityDrive
- Obama shifts gears on nuclear waste; Yucca impact uncertain [PDF, 2 Pages] — RJ.com
- Presidential Memo – Disposal of Defense High-Level Radioactive Waste – Separate Repository [PDF, 1 Pages]
- Report on Separate Disposal of Defense HighLevel Radioactive Waste [PDF, 36 Pages] — Dept. of Defense
- Senate Coalition Introduces Comprehensive Nuclear Waste Legislation [PDF, 2 Pages] [More] [Bill Text] — U.S. Senate.
- Reid, Heller Introduce Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act – S.691 — Harry Reid
- S. 691: requires the NRC to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing nuclear waste repository [PDF, 3 Pages] — Harry Reid
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission to prepare supplement EIS to DOE's Yucca Mountain EIS [PDF, 2 Pages] — NRC
- NRC issues Safety Evaluation Report(s) . . . Yucca Mountain — Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC]
- Press Release: NRC Publishes Final Two Volumes of Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation [PDF, 1 Pages] — NRC
- 2014 Documents — Agency recommendations, issue summary, report and more
- 2013 Documents — New DOE Strategy For Management & Disposal Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Waste
- 2012 Documents — The Blue Ribbon Commission & new federal legislation
- 2011 Documents — "Lessons Learned" from Yucca Mountain experience — various organizations
- Lessons Learned Report — Recommendations to the BRC [29 Page, PDF] — Eureka County, Nevada
- Lessons Learned Video Project — 23 Key Informant Interviews [YouTube] — Eureka County, Nevada
- Lessons Learned From Yucca Mountain [YouTube] — Clark County, Nevada
- State of Nevada Comments, Blue Ribbon Commission Report [BRC] [11 Page, PDF] — Nevada
- Congressional Testimony to Congress [12 Page, PDF] — Nevada
- Repository Transportation Planning, Risk & Public Acceptance: Lessons Learned [8 Page, PDF] — Nevada
- Lessons Learned from Yucca Mountain and Other Programs [132 Page, PDF] — NWTRB
- Experience Gained From Disposal Programs in the U.S. & Other Countries [88 Page, PDF] — NWTRB
- Nuclear Waste, Effects of a Termination of the Yucca Mountain [80 Page, PDF] — The GAO
- Update on Status of High-Level Waste Disposal Program as of September 30, 2011 — The NRC
- 2010 Documents — DOE withdraws repository License Application & OCRWM dies
- 2009 Documents — DOE issues National Transportation Plan
- 2008 Documents — DOE submits license to NRC, Final EPA rad standards & DOE approves Caliente rail route
- Historical documents
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