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HomeNewsMiscellaneousNevada’s Yucca Mountain Case Versus DOE Thrown Out

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

 

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It’s been evident for a while that Yucca Mountain was history after it was announced that it’s funding was eliminated by President Obama. ENR is reporting that the USDOE is officially withdrawing its Nuclear Regulatory […]

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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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On the Radwaste blog by Geoff, I read about Borehole Disposal of Sealed Radioactive Sources or BOSS. This technology, which is explained by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) consists of disposal of smaller quantities of radioactive waste in specially engineered boreholes 30 to 100-m (approx. 100 to 330-ft) deep in suitable geologic media. Read on for more info. (Diagram by IAEA)

Borehole Disposal of Sealed Radioactive Sources or BOSS schematic diagram

 

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