Closing Yucca Mountain Litigation Associated with Attempts to Abandon the Planned Nuclear Waste Repository

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Environmental law.

Fuel.

Radioactive waste disposal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Reviews litigation associated with attempts to abandon planned nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., which has been proposed as a location to store spent nuclear fuel. Examines issues related to establishing permanent geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, and discusses Obama Administration opposition to use of Yucca Mountain site. Summarizes Congressional reaction to proposed termination of the Yucca Mountain facility, and considers future prospects for Yucca Mountain site

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1675a in the 2011 issue

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Closing Yucca Mountain

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0160

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