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Shipley, Sara.

Yucca Mountain Plan: Fears of Terrorist Attack Play Role in Nuclear.... / Sara Shipley. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 70. Environment, 1522-3205; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Yucca Mountain Plan: Fears of Terrorist Attack Play Role in Nuclear..., June 30, 2002; pp. B1+.

"The Senate is expected to vote on a Bush administration plan to create a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada by the end of next month. Proponents of the plan argue that the nation's nuclear waste can be safely transported to one secure location. Opponents of the plan say that nuclear waste on highways and railways would be an irresistible target for terrorists." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article discusses the threat that terrorists pose to nuclear waste being transported to Yucca Mountain.

1522-3205;


Radioactive waste disposal.
Radioactive waste sites.
Radioactive wastes--Transportation.
Terrorism--United States.


Yucca Mountain (Nevada)

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