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Nevada's Yucca Mountain Case Versus DOE Thrown Out

Written by Randy Post

Friday, 14 December 2007

The State of Nevada lost a major battle in their attempt to block the US Department of Energy's attempt at licensing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The panel of judges in the case threw it out after a week of oral arguments by the State. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, the Judge's ruling stated "Nevada's legal position is incorrect."