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Commission to Explore Alternatives for U.S. Nuclear Waste
A new commission was expected to be unveiled today to consider options for dealing with U.S. nuclear waste from power reactors and other sources, the New York Times reported (see GSN, Aug. 24, 2009).
The Obama administration said early last year that it would establish the panel, after declaring that it would not pursue plans for an underground storage facility at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
The controversial site, long opposed by lawmakers from Nevada, is not expected to be on the menu of options for consideration by the "blue ribbon" commission.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has talked of ideas that do not involve burying nuclear waste, such as recycling the material at nuclear power reactors for energy production.
The panel is expected to be chaired by former Congressman Lee Hamilton and former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft (Matthew Wald, New York Times, Jan 29).
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The China-Pakistan Nuclear Deal: A Realpolitique Fait Accompli
Dec. 11, 2011
Sharad Joshi discusses the motivations behind and implications of China's decision to sell Pakistan two more plutonium-producing heavy-water reactors.
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NTI Adviser John Carlson Speaks to UN General Assembly First Committee
Oct. 13, 2011
On Thursday, October 13, NTI adviser John Carlson presented a paper on "Nuclear Energy post Fukushima: Nuclear Governance for the 21st Century" at a briefing of the UN General Assembly's First Committee at the UN in New York. The briefing was held by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR).
