DOE touts assessments, but Nevada asks, 'Where's the standard?'

摘要

Two independent reviews of components of the Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain repository program have found them to be in order, leading the DOE to claim that the overall program is on track. But with a $104.5-million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2008 staring them in the face, DOE officials are reportedly searching for ways to deal with the funding decrease.