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President Obama has chosen to direct the Department of Energy to abandon the Yucca Mtn. geologic repository for discarded nuclear materials. In addition, President Obama has commissioned a two year ‘Blue Ribbon’ panel to evaluate alternatives and nuclear energy in general. After a brief tour of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Souteastern Washington State , [...] Shortage of medical isotopes puts patients at risk. It’s happening now due to historical lack of political support for modern medicine techniques. Three local leaders (Tri-City Herald, Feb 19, 2010) are advancing concern about violation of law with regard to the present federal administration’s canceling of funding for Yucca Mountain nuclear material storage licensing. Missing from this gray cloud observation is the silver lining that the US now has an opportunity to revise all used nuclear fuel [...] The American Nuclear Society has been a long standing advocate of the safe societal progress of using nuclear energy. The following noteworthy position statements (pdf) were released in November of 2009. There are doubts about Dept. of Energy Sec. Chu regarding support to nuclear energy. Nearly all of his public actions to date have lacked focus related to this. |
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