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Nuke Rebuke Research panel discourages presidential plan for U.S. nuclear-waste reprocessing		30 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 2:17 PM on 30 Oct 2007 A 17-member panel of researchers from the National Academy of Sciences released a report yesterday discouraging President Bush from continuing on his quest to resume U.S. nuclear waste reprocessing. The researchers said the president's proposed Global Nuclear Energy Partnership plan has not been adequately peer reviewed and relies on unproven technology. Instead, the pan ...
Topics: energy, George Bush, National Academy of Sciences, news, nuclear power, scientific research (all these topics)

And You Were Worried! Expert panel backs Energy Department nuke-waste transport plan		10 Feb 2006	Daily Grist
And You Were Worried! Expert panel backs Energy Department nuke-waste transport plan An expert panel organized by the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that it's likely safe to ship tens of thousands of tons of spent nuclear fuel to Nevada for disposal. After all, what could go wrong? [Spends a moment in terrified contemplation.] The panel reviewed the Department of ...
Topics: Department of Energy, National Academy of Sciences, Nevada, news, nuclear power (all these topics)

Spare the Rod, Foil the Riled Spent nuclear fuel vulnerable to terrorist attacks, experts warn		07 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
Spare the Rod, Foil the Riled Spent nuclear fuel vulnerable to terrorist attacks, experts warn Despite its renewed popularity (even Umbra's giving it a second look!), nuclear power makes the eggheads at the National Academy of Sciences nervous. Specifically, a new NAS report raises red flags about the dangers posed by possible terrorist attacks on the pools of spent fuel rods stored at nuclear reactors all ...
Topics: National Academy of Sciences, news, nuclear power (all these topics)

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