NRC postpones weapons nuke waste meeting

NRC postpones weapons nuke waste meeting UPI August 30, 2006 By Ben Lando U.S. nuclear regulators have postponed a Thursday meeting with the U.S. Energy Department in an ongoing dispute over the disposal of nuclear weapons waste. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Senator offers plan to store nuclear waste

Senator offers plan to store nuclear waste Proposal rests on temporary sites June 28, 2006 By Steve Tetreault WASHINGTON — The government would store nuclear waste at temporary sites for as long as 25 years while it worked to overcome delays in the Yucca...

WIPP truck involved in minor accident

WIPP truck involved in minor accident Current-Argus June 4, 2006 By Kyle Marksteiner CARLSBAD — A Waste Isolation Pilot Plant truck loaded with three containers of transuranic waste was involved in a traffic crash in Idaho on Friday, WIPP officials said...