Comments on: Feds On Nuclear Energy: "Open to All Options" Except Yucca Mountain

By: President Obama to Announce Over $8B in Loan Guarantees for Nuclear

President Obama to Announce Over $8B in Loan Guarantees for Nuclear — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:27:42 +0000

[...] Last month Obama also created a 15-person commission that will deliver a report that will look at a path forward for nuclear energy in the U.S. power supply. The group is charged with tackling the controversial question of how to deal with nuclear fuel and waste in a safe and environmentally responsible way — delivering an interim report with recommendations within 18 months and a final report six months later. [...]

By: Obama’s 2011 Budget: What Did, & Didn’t, Make the Cut for Greentech

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:21:52 +0000

[...] budget proposal for the DOE, which on Friday announced a new commission on nuclear energy, also includes significant support for nuclear power plants and research: a whopping $36 billion in [...]

By: Nuclear Energy in the US Looking Less Bleak…Possibly

Nuclear Energy in the US Looking Less Bleak…Possibly — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:02:59 +0000

[...] real issue involves what to do with nuclear waste. According to this recent blog post, President Obama under an executive order, established a 15-person commission that will, “conduct a comprehensive review of policies for [...]

By: Feds On Nuclear Energy: “Open to All Options” Except Yucca Mountain « Earth4energy

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:53:30 +0000

[...] Today found this great post, here is a quick excerpt : Two years: That’s how long a new blue ribbon commission assembled by the Department of Energy has to finalize a … Read the rest of this great post Here [...]

By: Eideard

Eideard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:19:29 +0000

Anyone in Congress bright enough to consider recycling spent fuel rods - a la Areva or someone similar?