Commission sets deadline for Yucca.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; UNITED States. Dept. of Energy; RADIOACTIVE waste storage; ENVIRONMENTAL permits; ACTIONS & defenses (Law); EQUIPMENT & supplies

YUCCA Mountain (Nev.); NEVADA

The article reports on the June 1, 2010 deadline set by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in issuing a decision on the U.S. Department of Energy's request to withdraw its permit application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada. It states that NRC has reversed an earlier decision to wait until litigation on the abandonment of the Yucca facility is resolved. It notes that the federal government was sued after withdrawing the permit request for the facility.