U.S. Department of Energy to Hold Hearing on Yucca Mountain High-Level Waste Repository

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy is holding a hearing on its application to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain for storing high-level nuclear waste, and is seeking public input on the proposal.

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