Wasting of Nevada
Congress has chosen Yucca Mountain, Nevada as the nation`s only permanent repository for high-level radioactive wastes. In an opinion poll conducted among 1200 residents in December, 74% said the state should do everything in its power to stop the development of the repository. The governor of Nevada feels that the state should not be forced to accept something it does not want. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established the process of siting a high-level radioactive waste repository. It also gives states the right to evaluate the siting process independently, and authorizes federal grants to help them do so. The state of Nevada received an $11-million grant last year, which it will use to marshal the expertise it will need to evaluate and respond to DOE studies.
- OSTI ID:
- 60498
- Journal Information:
- Sierra, Journal Name: Sierra Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 73; ISSN 0161-7362; ISSN SIEREP
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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