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Texas congressman weighs in on Yucca Mountain

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December 14, 2020, 12:12PM|ANS Nuclear Cafe

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The U.S. Congress has failed to uphold its promise to fully fund Yucca Mountain, in Nevada, as a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel, Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R., Texas) writes in an op-ed article published on December 8 in the Dallas Morning News.

More than three decades after passing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Congress has yet to fully fund the Yucca Mountain Project. Burgess points out that while some countries have found success with reprocessing spent fuels, the fission process will always produce some amount of material that must be safely disposed, making it necessary to find a permanent solution.

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Advocating for Nuclear with the NESD

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April 1, 2019, 7:14PM|Hannah Gardiner

Sometimes it feels like we're fighting an uphill battle for nuclear energy - and perhaps we are.

Nuclear Developments on the Water

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March 21, 2019, 2:56PM|Will Davis

Several news items have come in this week which have one common theme - nuclear energy operation on the water.

ANS Honors NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki with Presidential Citation

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June 12, 2012, 8:00PM|ANS Nuclear Cafe

NRC Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki (Photo: NRC)

American Nuclear Society (ANS) President Eric Loewen today announced that Ms. Kristine Svinicki of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will receive a 2012 ANS Presidential Citation. Commissioner Svinicki will receive her award during the ANS President's Special Session at the ANS Annual Conference: "Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events," being held June 24-28 in Chicago, Illinois.

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