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Nevada / Nuclear Waste / Yucca Mountain #994845

CBS Evening News for Thursday, Mar 31, 2011
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(Studio: Erica Hill) Report introduced.

(Nye County, Nevada: Armen Keteyian) The debate over storing nuclear waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain examined; scenes shown; details given about President Obama’s decision to shut down the project and the criticism of NRC chairman Greg Jaczko†† for stopping the safety review and redacting safety recommendations. [Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office Darrell LACY†- says people in this area are comfortable with Yucca Mountain.] [Nuclear safety expert Jeffrey Lewis†- says the government would have to shove it down Senator Harry Reid’s throat.] [JACZKO – defends his decision.]

Reporter(s):
Hill, Erica;
Keteyian, Armen
Duration:
00:03:10

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