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Is there a place for nuclear waste? [1]

Yucca Mountain was supposed to be the answer to the U.S.'s nuclear waste problem, but after 22 years and $9 billion, that vision is dead. Now, some say that doing nothing in the near term may be the smartest solution.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Matthew L. Wald [2]
Scientific American [3]
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Waste Disposal [4], Hazardous Waste [5], Nuclear Wastes [6], Legislation [7], United States Of America (US) [8]
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