Topic: Yucca Mountain

Obama slams Romney opposition to wind power tax credit

With a series of jabs, the campaign welcomed to the trail a perennial feature: the swing state micro-issue.

Nuclear waste: why environmentalists are pressing NRC on reactor licenses

After a US appeals court ruled the NRC had not adequately evaluated nuclear waste provisions when licensing reactors, the groups are seeking to ensure the public has input on the process.

NRC chairman resigns amid battle over lessons from Fukushima

In his three years as chairman, Gregory Jaczko wrangled with other NRC members over the direction of nuclear power plant safety regulations and over his leadership style.

'War on women' rhetoric turns nuclear power spat radioactive

The head of the US nuclear power watchdog on Friday refuted allegations that he bullies women colleagues in a controversy that involves several political subplots. 

How to store nuclear waste? Panel slams US and urges new approach.

A presidential blue ribbon commission says the US government 'has not inspired confidence' and recommends that a new agency take over the search for storage sites for nuclear waste.
07/29/2011 08:45 pm

Can Europe find a safe place for nuclear waste?

The European Union yesterday imposed a four-year deadline on member countries to come up with plans for facilities to permanently store their spent nuclear fuel.
07/20/2011 04:36 pm

Report: 'Unacceptable threat' from spent-fuel pools at US nuclear power plants

Overcrowded spent-fuel pools at US nuclear power plants pose an 'unacceptable threat to the public,' says risk assessor. Much of the leaked radiation from Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi came from spent-fuel pools.
05/25/2011 03:43 pm

Sharron Angle fails to topple Nevada Sen. Harry Reid

Sharron Angle, a tea party favorite, couldn't ride the Republican wave that swept across the nation. Democrat Sen. Harry Reid survived for a fifth term. Angle hints her political ambitions may not be over.
11/03/2010 10:50 am

Global warming heats up a nuclear energy renaissance

Global warming and the BP oil spill have helped rehabilitate nuclear energy in the eyes of the public – and some environmentalists.
08/09/2010 01:10 am

How did Sharron Angle blow an 11-point lead on Harry Reid in seven weeks?

Polls suggest Sen. Harry Reid is now ahead of GOP challenger and 'tea party' favorite Sharron Angle. The GOP is sending reinforcements to beef up Angle's campaign staff.
07/28/2010 08:11 pm

Sharron Angle too 'radical' for Nevada GOP strategist

Sharron Angle is said to be too radical for a Nevada GOP strategist who has organized a 'Republicans for Reid' campaign in support of incumbent Democratic Senator Harry Reid.
06/16/2010 06:37 pm

In Nevada US Senate race, it'll be Harry Reid vs. Sharron Angle

Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle won the GOP primary Tuesday in Nevada's US Senate race. She'll face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the fall.
06/09/2010 09:59 am

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of April 12, 2010

Readers write in about teacher's jobs, where to put nuclear waste, and the US attitude to war.
04/15/2010 12:45 pm

Nuclear waste piles up, and it's costing taxpayers billions

The Bush administration agreed to store nuclear waste from 21 new reactors. But the federal government still can't meet its commitment to find permanent storage.
03/24/2010 08:26 pm

Can Harry Reid regain Nevadans' support?

Harry Reid may be the powerful Senate majority leader, but back home in Nevada, most voters don't think much of him. On Friday, President Obama travels to Nevada to campaign for Reid.
02/19/2010 04:55 pm

In Pictures Sen. Reid's Hometown

Obama's nuclear power policy: a study in contradictions?

Obama wants to triple public financing for new nuclear power plants, even as he nixes funds for storing commercial radioactive waste. The policy may be calculated to win votes for climate change legislation, but critics say it's not 'coherent' and carries new security risks.
02/04/2010 01:33 pm

Nuclear waste storage in limbo as Obama axes Yucca Mountain funds

Funding for the nuclear waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain was eliminated in the president's budget proposal. Planning begins anew for long-term storage even as Obama urges a nuclear-power expansion.
02/01/2010 06:33 pm

Nuclear waste: Canada asks its towns if they'll give it a home

Canada's volunteer approach to finding a place to store spent nuclear waste, which is radioactive for 10,000 years, contrasts the US.
12/10/2009 12:00 am

Homeless nuclear waste

Some 60,000 metric tons of radioactive waste is stored at nuclear power plants across the country, awaiting federal action that’s already a decade late.
09/15/2009 01:00 am

Nuclear waste dogs US energy policy

Yucca Mountain was supposed to be where the highly toxic material was sent. But Obama's energy budget leaves it out.
03/06/2009 12:00 am

Opinion The US nuclear waste issue – solved

Nuclear energy is a must. Disposal is within our reach.
11/12/2008 12:00 am

The Monitor's View Build steam for nuclear power

Nuclear power can be a safe, clean, major source of electricity.
10/21/2008 01:00 am

Texas test case for candidates' energy plans

The candidates share many concerns, but have clear differences in approach, too.
08/06/2008 01:00 am

Texas test case for candidates' energy plans

The candidates share many concerns, but have clear differences in approach, too.
08/06/2008 01:00 am