Matheson pushes alternative Yucca Mountain nuke waste shipment plan - Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views
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Energy Net on 18 Jul 08Dumping the nation's nuclear waste in the Nevada desert could cost billions more and take even longer than previously anticipated. But the plan to open Yucca by 2020 - three years later than previously estimated - hinges on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approving a license for the facility, for Congress to give its final nod to the arrangement and for enough money to be earmarked to the project.