Yucca Mountain Fund Cut will lead to ‘At
the Reactor (AR)’ Temporary Storage
Capacity Expansion
Reference Code: GDNE0024VPT
Publication Date: APR 2009
Nuclear Energy Viewpoint GDNE0024VPT / Published APR 2009
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Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Figures 4
2 GlobalData Viewpoint 5
2.1 Summary 5
3 Yucca Mountain Fund Cut will lead to ‘At the Reactor (AR)’ Temporary Storage
Capacity Expansion 6
3.1 Nuclear Waste Management in the US 6
3.2 The current governments decision on Yucca Mountain 6
3.3 Implications of the Spent Fuel Storage Policy 7
3.3.1 Growth in the discharged spent nuclear fuel in the country, 2009-20 7
3.4 Conclusion 8
4 Recent developments 9
4.1 Feb 26, 2008: Obama Rejects Nuclear Waste Site After 20 Year Fight 9
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