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Yucca Mountain Approved for US Nuclear Waste Storage

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-about-time dept.

Cephalien writes "As reported by Reuters (The link is from AT&T Worldnet -- No registration required, etc, etc), looks like congress has pushed this through against Nevada's objections (NIMBY, anyone?). Now all that's left is the licensing from the NRC. I dunno about you folks, but I'm glad I don't live in Nevada." After 20 years in the making and 4 billion in studies construction on the $58b facility can begin. It was this or Cmdrtacos basement.

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  1. Taco's Basement? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Heh, if you want to store nuclear waste in his basement, you should probably first clear out the mountains of Asian pornos he's got stacked up.

    Hmm...plutonium or Kobe Tai...which would you choose... =P

  2. What's the telephone no. of FBI? by jsse · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "hello dude? I think I spot a of terrorist who is planning to dump extremely dangerous toxic matter which will destroy the civilization of Nevada as we know it. Can you come to do something about it? His name is Bus...."

  3. The secret is out! by Minkey+Brines · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Yucca Mountain?!? I always though that spent nuclear fuel was ingeniously repackaged into pellets, painted red, and sold as MARISCHINO CHERRIES!!!

    It was the only thing I could think of to explain the evil, unearthly glow emanating from unopened jars of those LUMPS OF DEATH! You know...

    CRITICAL MASS!

    ACK! :-o