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Vermont Yankee Decomm Fund Declines Again

March 11, 2009 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bob Audette Brattleboro Reformer, Vt. If you've been keeping an eye on Vermont Yankee's decommissioning

Group Would Study Alternatives to Yucca

March 11, 2009 Las Vegas Review - Journal - Sen. Harry Reid said Monday he is working to form a study group to come up with alternatives to burying nuclear waste at the Yucca

Senate Energizes Nuclear Plant Push

March 11, 2009 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Julie Bisbee The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City  A bill to encourage construction of nuclear power plants in Oklahoma passed the Senate by a 36-9 vote ... read more

Nuclear Waste Has No Place To Go

March 11, 2009 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michael Hawthorne Chicago Tribune - In a pool of water just a football field away from Lake Michigan, about 1,000 tons of highly radioactive fuel ... read more

House Passes Nuclear Power Bill

March 13, 2009 - OKLAHOMA CITY (The Associated Press) -By TIM TALLEY Associated Press Writer Legislation that would streamline the review process for nuclear power

Economy to Slow US Nuclear Power Growth: NRC Head

Mar 10, 2009 8:16pm EDT - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An "excessive exuberance" for expansion in the U.S. nuclear power industry has calmed because of the global credit and economic crisis, the ... read more

Germany Considers Tax on Nuclear Power to Cover Clean Up Costs

March 11, 2009 By Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg Germany's Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel wants to impose a tax on nuclear power plant operators to pay for more of the radioactive waste they ... read more