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Is Nuclear Material Headed For Nevada?

A plan to ship bomb-usable nuclear material to Nevada is raising questions.

2013/04/10

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Yucca Mountain Battle Could Flare Up

Officials in the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects religiously check their computers every Tuesday and Friday as soon as they wake up because a pivotal ruling from federal courts on Nevada’s top nuclear interest is expected anytime now.

2013/02/05

Fed Sets Date For Nuclear Waste Storage

The Department of Energy hopes to identify a permanent location by the year 2026, and have the burial site open in 2048.

2013/01/14

Uranium Shipment Headed To Nevada

Shipments of radioactive uranium from Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are heading to Nevada.

2013/01/02

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Hospital Holds Radiation Response Drill

A hospital in northwest Las Vegas is hosting a decontamination drill simulating the release of radiation due to a criminal act.

2012/12/12

Scientists Conduct Plutonium Experiment In Nevada

Officials at a national proving ground in Nevada say scientists have conducted an underground experiment using high explosives to test the effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons.

2012/12/07

House Restore Funding For Yucca Mountain

The U.S. House of Representatives has restored funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository.

2012/06/07

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Talk Yucca Mountain

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls say they oppose the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada. During a Republican presidential debate Tuesday in Las Vegas, Texas Congressman Ron Paul says the other 49 states […]

CBS Las Vegas–2011/10/18