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Nuclear Power / Radioactive waste #990511

CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011
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(Studio: Katie Couric) A lawsuit over what to do with spent nuclear fuel rods noted; map of states storing radioactive waste shown.

(New York: Jim Axelrod) The issue of what to do with nuclear waste examined; details given about the extent of the waste and of the cost of planning to store the waste in the Yucca mountains. [Washington state attorney general's office counsel Andrew FITZ†- worries about storing waste near communities.] [Union of Concerned Scientists nuclear safety project director David LOCHBAUM†- says the US has not solved the waste problem.] [Monterey Inst. of International Studies Jeffrey LEWIS†- says there is always a safety risk.] [NRC chairman Gregory JACZKO†- comments on spent fuel storage.]

Reporter(s):
Couric, Katie;
Axelrod, Jim
Duration:
00:02:30

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