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Stories about: Energy Department

The Yucca Nuclear Disposal Site Needs to Be Upgraded The US Energy Department announced on Tuesday that the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste disposal site, scheduled to be fully operational by 2020, might not be large enough to hold residues that would be created until 2010, if Congress did not approve a plan to expand the facility. The report also stated that an a... 10 December 2008 17:01 GMT The US Is Running Low On Nuclear Residue Disposal Sites Disposing of nuclear wastes is a tricky business, and countries wanting to get rid of the used fuel of their reactors must find appropriate places to do this, and must also build suitable facilities, to prevent any contamination to surrounding areas. The best way to do this is in an underground deposit, where thick c... 7 November 2008 04:25 GMT