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USDOE Problems With [Not] Storing Nuclear Waste

February 18, 2008 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on USDOE Problems With [Not] Storing Nuclear Waste

 

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Parsons Brinckerhoff secures nuclear disposal deal

October 18, 2011 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Parsons Brinckerhoff secures nuclear disposal deal

Parsons Brinkerhoff will provide ‘technical support’ for an underground nuclear waste repository in the UK after signing a contract with the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). No details are available yet on the plan or […]

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Swedish Nuclear Waste Repository Could Begin Construction in 2016

June 24, 2009 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Swedish Nuclear Waste Repository Could Begin Construction in 2016

ENR reports that a nuclear waste repository for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden could begin construction as early as 2016. The facility would consist of 50km of tunnels in granite bedrock up to 500-m deep. […]

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Nevada’s Yucca Mountain Case Versus DOE Thrown Out

December 14, 2007 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Nevada’s Yucca Mountain Case Versus DOE Thrown Out

The State of Nevada lost a major battle in their attempt to block the US Department of Energy’s attempt at licensing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The panel of judges in the case threw it out after a week of oral arguments by the State. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, the Judge’s  ruling stated "Nevada’s legal position is incorrect."

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