Nuking Yucca. (Networks).(nuclear waste dumping at Yucca Mountain)(Brief Article)

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS unveiled plans to truck nuclear waste through 44 states before depositing 77,000 tons of it at Yucca Mountain, about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. A central nuclear repository has long been the dream of the nuclear industry--which, according to a recent Public Citizen report, spent more than $25 million lobbying members of Congress in 2000 alone. Not coincidently, the industry has also contributed more than $40 million to political campaigns since 1989.

Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn kicked the Yucca debate into high gear last week when he issued ...

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