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Publication Date: March 2008
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Jack Spencer
Research Area: Energy; Environment
Keywords: Energy and environment; nuclear power; nuclear waste; Yucca repository
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 does not provide the clarifications, authorization, and flexibility needed to move nuclear power forward in the United States. The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2008 would take some significant steps in addressing these problems, but in the end, the nation may need a complete overhaul of its approach to spent nuclear fuel.