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News Releases

January 2009

• U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Public Comment on National Transportation Plan for the Proposed Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
  
  

December 2008

• U.S. Department of Energy Provides Report to Congress on the Demonstration of the Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Decommissioned Nuclear Power Reactor Sites [pdf]
  
  
• Secretary Bodman Provides Report to the President and the Congress on the Need for a Second Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste [pdf]

October 2008

• U.S. Department of Energy Announces the Availability of Disposal Contracts for New Nuclear Reactors
  
  
• U.S. Department of Energy Awards a Contract to USA Repository Services for Management and Operating Contractor Support for the Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]

September 2008

• Statement from U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman Regarding DOE's Yucca Mountain License Application

August 2008

• U.S. Department of Energy Releases Revised Total System Life Cycle Cost Estimate and Fee Adequacy Report for Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]

July 2008

• DOE Donates Hundreds of Computers to Rural Nevada Schools [pdf]

June 2008

• DOE Marks Milestone in Submitting Yucca Mountain License Application [pdf]

May 2008

• U.S. Department of Energy Awards Contracts for Waste Storage Canisters for Yucca Mountain [pdf]

• U.S. Department of Energy Issues a Request for Proposals for a Management and Operating Contractor Contract for the Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]

February 2008

• DOE Announces Plan to Compete Yucca Mountain Contract [pdf]

December 2007

• Independent Assessments Find Yucca Mountain Project on Track [pdf]
• OCRWM Director Statement Regarding Licensing Support Network Ruling

October 2007

• U.S. Department of Energy Certifies Its Document Collection for Yucca Mountain License Application [pdf]

• U. S Department of Energy issues National Environmental Policy Act documents for public comment [pdf]

September 2007

• DOE to provide emergency services vehicles to Nye County [pdf]

July 2007

• The Department of Energy seeks public comments on proposed policy to provide training assistance to State and Tribal governments [pdf]

June 2007

• The U.S. Department of Energy Moves Forward with Release of Final Performance Requirements for Canister System [pdf]
  
• RSS feeds now available for Yucca Mountain updates [pdf]
  
  

May 2007

• Former DOE Employee Dr. Stephen Hanauer Receives Prestigious Secretary’s Gold Award for Distinguished 55-year Career in Public Service [pdf]
  
  

April 2007

• Additional Yucca Mountain Documents Made Available on NRC’s Licensing Support Network to Facilitate Yucca Mountain Licensing Proceeding [pdf]
  
• DOE awards contracts to assess Yucca Mountain Quality Assurance Program and Review Draft License Application [pdf]
  
  

March 2007

• DOE Releases Root Cause Analysis Relating to USGS Emails [pdf]
  
• Root Cause Analysis Report regarding USGS Emails [pdf]
  
• DOE to Send Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation to Congress [pdf]
  
  

2006

• DOE Adds Additional Scoping Meeting and Extends Comment Period for the Environmental Impact Statement for Rail Line to Yucca Mountain [pdf]
  
• DOE Adds Additional Scoping Meeting and Extends Comment Period for the Supplement to Yucca Mountain Repository Environmental Impact Statement [pdf]
  
• DOE to Prepare Supplement to Yucca Mountain Repository Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Meetings Scheduled [pdf]
  
• DOE Expands Scope of Environmental Impact Statement for Rail Line to Yucca Mountain; Scoping Meetings Scheduled [pdf]
  
• Energy Department Moves Pahrump Information Center, Celebrates Opening of More Spacious Facility [pdf]
• DOE Announces Yucca Mountain License Application Schedule [pdf]
• DOE to Send Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation to Congress [pdf]
• DOE Awards $3 Million Contract to Oak Ridge Associated Universities for Expert Review of Yucca Mountain Work [pdf]
• Technical Report Confirms Reliability of Yucca Mountain Technical Work [pdf]
• OCRWM Selects Sandia as Lead Laboratory [pdf]
  
  

2005

• New Yucca Mountain Repository Design to be Simpler, Safer and More Cost-Effective [pdf]
• DOE Issues Draft Environmental Assessment for Public Comment to Support Evaluation of Proposed Yucca Mountain Rail Corridor [pdf]
• Statement from Secretary of Energy, Samuel Bodman
• Margaret Chu, Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Resigns
  
  

2004

• DOE Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Yucca Mountain
• Yucca Mountain Documents Made Available for Licensing Proceeding [pdf]
• DOE Schedules Public Scoping Meetings For the Yucca Mountain Caliente Rail Corridor EIS [pdf]
  
• DOE Says it will Use Rail for Transportation to Yucca Mountain Repository; Selects Proposed Caliente Corridor as Nevada Route [pdf]
  
• Department of Energy Retains Hunton and Williams Law Firm For Work on Yucca Mountain Project
• DOE Yucca Mountain Office Announces Silicosis Screening Program for Current and Former Yucca Mountain Workers [pdf]
  
  

2003

• Yucca Mountain Project Office Identifies Caliente as Preferred Corridor for Construction of Rail Line to Serve Repository [pdf]
  
  
  

2002

• Abraham Praises U.S. Senate Approval of Yucca Mountain [pdf]
• Yucca Mountain Office Statement on Nevada Earthquake Report [pdf]
  
• Abraham Praises Senate Energy Committee's Bipartisan Support of Yucca Mountain Resolution [pdf]
• Abraham Praises House of Representatives' Overwhelming Bipartisan Support of Yucca Mountain [pdf]
  
• Margaret Chu Sworn-In as Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management [pdf]
  
• Secretary Abraham Recommends Yucca Mountain Site To President Bush Citing “Sound Science” and “Compelling National Interests” [pdf]
• Secretary of Energy Unveils DOE '03 Budget
  
• The Department of Energy Notifies Nevada of Intent to Recommend Yucca Mountain as National Nuclear Waste Repository
  
  
  

2001

• Department of Energy Denies Nevada's Request To Stay Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines [pdf]
• Department of Energy Extends Hours for Final Yucca Mountain Hearings [pdf]
• Energy Secretary Abraham Orders Additional Public Hearings on Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]
• Energy Secretary Orders Supplemental 30-Day Comment Period on Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]
• DOE To Host "Open House" At Yucca Mountain Site [pdf]
• Las Vegas Science Center Open to Midnight, October 19th to Accommodate Public Input on Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]
• Abraham Orders Extension of Comment Period on Yucca Mountain Project To Friday, October 19 2001 [pdf]
• Abraham Orders Yucca Mountain Project Hearing Sessions [pdf]
• DOE Opens Las Vegas Science Center To Serve As Extended Hearing Facility for Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]
• Department of Energy Reschedules Yucca Mountain Hearings [pdf]
• Secretary of Energy Expands Public Input Process To Provide Nevada Citizens Increased Opportunities To Comment on Yucca Mountain Project [pdf]
• Location Change Announced for Las Vegas Hearing on Yucca Mountain Site Consideration; Video Linkups Added for Reno, Carson City, and Elko, Nevada [pdf]
• Energy Secretary Announces Key Steps in Site Analysis of Yucca Mountain [pdf]
• DOE Issues Yucca Mountain Science & Engineering Report, Supplement to Environmental Impact Information & Project Cost Estimates [pdf]
• DOE Quality Assurance Support Contract Awarded[pdf]
• Statement of Secretary of Energy Abraham on Release of Inspector General’s Report on Yucca Mountain [pdf]
  
  
  

2000

• The Federal Government Appeals Denial of Yucca Mountain
  Water Permits [pdf]
• DOE Seeks Comments on Proposed Yucca Mountain Regulations [pdf]
  
  
  

1999

• DOE Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement For Potential Repository at Yucca Mountain [pdf]
• Notice to News Directors and Editors [pdf]
  
  
  

1998

• Secretary Richardson Submits Viability Assessment to the President and the Congress [pdf]