2005 / 2006 Transportation News Arcives
August 08, 2006 — Court Rejects Nev. Yucca Mountain Appeal — WASHINGTON - Nevada was dealt a blow in its effort to avoid a radioactive waste dump Tuesday as a federal appeals court turned aside arguments against transportation plans — AP
June 23, 2006 —
YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Rail line option studied
– DOE reviewing land ownership, mining claims related to western route – WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department is updating 20-year-old data on railroad alignments in western Nevada and should decide by the end of the summer whether it wants to further explore an alternative route to ship nuclear waste by rail through the state to Yucca Mountain, a DOE manager said Thursday By STEVE TETREAULT - STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU
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June 03, 2006 — YUCCA MOUNTAIN RAIL LINE : Paiutes have terms — Most important, tribe wants assurance that plan is safe — WASHINGTON -- While the Walker River Paiutes will allow the Energy Department to study shipping nuclear waste through their reservation, tribal leaders said Friday they will not sign off on the route unless they are convinced it is safe — Las Vegas Review Journal ( EDITORIAL: Yucca Mountain change of plan, LVRJ)
June 02, 2006 —
YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE eyes old rail plan — WASHINGTON -- Facing a $2 billion price tag to build a railroad from eastern Nevada to Yucca Mountain, the Energy Department wants to take a new look at shipping nuclear waste by rail through the western part of the state to the proposed repository site, local, federal and industry officials said. — Stephens Washington Bureau
June 02, 2006 —
YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE eyes old rail plan — WASHINGTON -- Facing a $2 billion price tag to build a railroad from eastern Nevada to Yucca Mountain, the Energy Department wants to take a new look at shipping nuclear waste by rail through the western part of the state to the proposed repository site, local, federal and industry officials said. — Stephens Washington Bureau
February 12, 2006 — Terror threat not weighed in assessing nuke waste shipments — WASHINGTON - The National Academy of Sciences did not thoroughly consider the threat of terrorism as it studied the risks involved in shipping nuclear waste from around the U.S. to Yucca Mountain. The study, partially funded by an affiliate of the nuclear power industry, concluded that the shipments would be safe. But the 292-page report noted that terrorism risks had not been fully considered because some researchers on the 16-member study panel did not have the security clearances required for access to classified government briefings. — By Benjamin Grove - Sun Washington Bureau
Febryary 10, 2006 —
TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR WASTE: Panel says shipments safe — Scientists did not evaluate security risks to cargo — WASHINGTON -- Thousands of shipments of highly radioactive nuclear waste can be conducted safely, a panel of scientists concluded Thursday, although it said the Department of Energy has challenges to meet in shipping the waste to Yucca Mountain. The report by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences is expected to carry considerable weight as the government moves toward developing a central repository in Nevada for used commercial reactor fuel and defense waste now kept in 39 states. — By STEVE TETREAULT
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU
January 13, 2005 Waters damage railroad tracks Derailment renews concerns over Yucca WASHINGTON -- Floodwaters this week damaged railroad tracks in Lincoln County, and Nevada officials promptly renewed their objections to the Energy Department's plan to ship nuclear waste by rail through the county to Yucca Mountain Las Vegas Sun
February 25, 2005 Panel lets DOE keep job of studying rail line
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has declined to intervene in a dispute over Energy Department plans for a railroad to carry nuclear waste through rural Nevada to a Yucca Mountain repository By STEVE TETREAULT STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU
February 10, 2005 State of Nevada Views on the Proposed Caliente Rail Corridor
Presentation to U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Caliente, NV
February 09, 2005 Construction plans for Yucca rail line could begin next year WASHINGTON -- Construction planning could begin as soon as next year for the rail line that is to carry nuclear waste across Nevada to Yucca Mountain, according to Energy Department budget documents Las Vegas Sun - Washington Bureau
March 24, 2005 Nevada files brief in suit against nuclear waste railroad LAS VEGAS - Nevada is accusing the Energy Department of failing to complete required environmental studies and usurping jurisdiction of the government's railroad agency in planning to build a rail line to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site AP
April 19, 2005 Ruling may help Vegas block rail shipments WASHINGTON -- A federal court ruling Monday could empower Las Vegas and other cities seeking to block rail shipments of hazardous materials AP
April 06, 2005 Report: Nuclear waste a terror threat
Plants are attractive targets, national academy says Las Vegas Sun
May 13, 2005 House panel OKs funds for moving nuke waste WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department may get $10 million to start moving nuclear waste to an interim storage site as early as 2006, based on a provision included in a House spending bill Thursday By Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas Sun, Washington Bureau
June 21, 2005 Nevada asks federal court to stop Yucca Mountain rail plan LAS VEGAS - Nevada asked a federal court Tuesday to derail Energy Department plans for a rail line to ship radioactive waste to Yucca Mountain, claiming "abuses of authority" by the administration and its "decide-first, analyze-later approach." AP
June 03, 2005 Hazardous materials discussed Mayor urges restrictions on shipping radioactive waste, other noxious materials as Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman joined other local officials Thursday in bashing the Department of Energy's plans for transporting nuclear waste through Southern Nevada for disposal in Yucca Mountain, saying he would like state lawmakers to adopt a more compelling law against it Las Vegas Review Journal
July 18, 2005 DOE says dedicated trains to be used for nuclear waste shipments WASHINGTON - Nuclear waste will be shipped to a national repository in the Nevada desert on dedicated railroad cars, rather than sharing trains with other cargo, the Energy Department announced Monday. AP
August 29, 2005 Public land sought for nuke rail study
WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department wants to lock up more than 300,000 acres of public land from mining or drilling for 10 years, as part of its plan for a new rail line to move nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. Las Vegas Sun
August 19, 2005 Nevada's senators challenge latest nuclear waste transportation policy
Las Vegas Review Journal
Sepember. 27, 2005 GROUNDWORK CRITICIZED : DOE land use plan disputed Nevada officials question proposed rail corridor that leads to Yucca Mountain Stephens Washington Bureau —— Read comments by the State of Nevada
October 19, 2005 Nevada says DOE cut corners Judges hear state's latest bid to stop Yucca project WASHINGTON -- An attorney for Nevada on Tuesday set out to persuade a panel of federal judges that the Department of Energy cut corners in its initial planning to ship nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. Stephens Washington Bureau
December 07, 2005 YUCCA MOUNTAIN: DOE doubles rural rail cost estimate Projected price tag of line now $2 billion WASHINGTON -- The Depart-ment of Energy has doubled its estimate of what it would cost to build a railroad across rural Nevada to transfer nuclear waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The projected price tag of a 319-mile line now stands at $2 billion. A DOE spokesman said the updated estimate also includes construction of rail yards and other maintenance features along the route. By STEVE TETREAULT STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU
December 29, 2005 U.S. nears OK of Yucca rail
Move shows why Utah lawmakers badly want wilds area approval By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret Morning News
December 29, 2005 BLM paves way for proposed Yucca rail WASHINGTON -- The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to place restrictions on public land in a 300-mile corridor that is being studied for a railroad line to carry nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. The BLM's land withdrawal cements the Energy Department's access to the property as it studies rail alignments to the site, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Stephens Washington Bureau
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