Nuclear board’s order raises new questions about Yucca Mountain licensing

摘要

In a new twist to the seemingly endless saga of the YuccanMountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, the Atomic Safety andnLicensing Board issued an order Sept. 30 declaring that its decisionnto deny the request by the U.S. Department of Energy to withdrawnthe site from the licensing process stands after a vote by the NRCnended in deadlock.