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PNS Daily Newscast - July 18, 2018 


Trump now says he misspoke as he stood side-by-side with Putin. Also on the Wednesday rundown: A Senate committee looks at the latest attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act; and public input is being sought on Great Lakes restoration.

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Nuclear Waste

A mock radioactive waste canister represents the 100,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel rods a company wants New Mexico to store until a permanent facility is built. (Don Hancock)
Two Public Hearings in NM This Week on Nuclear Fuel Repository
Monday, May 21, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico residents will have two chances this week to tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission what they think of a ...Read More
Increased nuclear weapons production at Los Alamos could bring more jobs, but also more safety and environmental concerns to New Mexico. (energy.gov)
Los Alamos to Build Part of Next-Gen Nuclear Weapons
Friday, May 11, 2018
LAS ALAMOS, N.M. – The National Nuclear Security Administration announced Thursday that New Mexico and South Carolina will share in the ...Read More
Opponents of a nuclear-waste facility for southern New Mexico are on a state tour this week with a mock radioactive waste canister. (Don Hancock)
Groups Fight Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal in NM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Groups opposed to construction of a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel from the nation's commercial reactors are on a tour ...Read More
Two units have been shut down at New Mexico's coal-fired San Juan Generating Station as of Dec. 31, 2017. (sierraclub.org)
Energy Bonds Bill Called "Blank Check" for NM's Largest Utility Company
Monday, January 29, 2018
SANTA FE, N.M. — A bill that would allow Public Service Company of New Mexico to issue bonds to pay for the shutdown of its coal-fired plants ...Read More
The EPA safety standard calls for the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository to verify it will protect against radiation for one million years. (State of Nevada)
Yucca Mtn. Nuclear Dump Opponents Wary of New Federal Funding
Friday, August 11, 2017
NYE COUNTY, Nev. – Nevada conservation groups are slamming a move by the Trump administration this week to spend $110,000 to start the process ...Read More
Legislation in the U.S. House could mean more radioactive material moving through Illinois. (illinois.gov)
House Vote on Nuclear Storage Bill has Illinois Implications
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Environmental groups have a warning for the nation's leaders: Haste will make more waste. A House vote could come as soon as ...Read More
The Los Alamos National Laboratory says it's working to resolve recent safety gaffes, but a nuclear watchdog group says more changes are needed. (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Nuclear Watchdogs Skeptical of Los Alamos Lab Safety
Thursday, July 13, 2017
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Los Alamos National Laboratory says firing workers and putting stricter controls in place are only the first steps it's ...Read More
Highly radioactive fuel rods currently are stored on site in spent fuel pools or dry cask storage. (NRC)
House Committee Votes to Revive Nuke Dump Plan
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
NEW YORK – A bill reviving plans to ship thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste thousands of miles by road, rail and barge may come up ...Read More
The R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant on Lake Ontario was commissioned in 1970. (U.S. Department of Energy)
First Hearing in Suit to Stop NY Nuclear Bailout
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. - Environmental groups and the New York Public Service Commission have faced off in court in a lawsuit to stop subsidies to nuclear ...Read More
In 1979, Three Mile Island was the site of the worst commercial nuclear power accident in the United States. (Wikimedia Commons)
Clean-Energy Advocates: "No Three Mile Island Bailout"
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Without a state bailout, the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant could close in 2019 - and clean-power advocates say closing it ...Read More
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