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Acouncement of radiation standards
epa announces the radiation standards of nevada -
Waste facility was approved
The Yucca Mountain nuclear Waste Repository was approved in 2002 by the united state s congress -
Lawsuit set backs
In the early months of 2003 the project was already really over budget. also nevada had laws againts it. -
A new hope with railways
in 2004 the united states congress over rided the nevada lawsuits and started to build a rail way with in the mountians -
Time to get moving
Doe industries start an application to start moving nuclear waste via cargo tains to get the nuclear waste into the mountains. -
Thinking big
The new set date for full operations is in 2017. The bush applications launches the global nuclear energy partnership -
New targets for shipment
the doe sets a new time span for shipping the waste by 2017 even though it wont open till 2020 -
Down playing the project
washington say the project has a very low chance of opening in 2017 due to money issues -
Another set back
the walker tribute withdrawals from transporting the waste but the doe is going farther in there studies on containers and tubeing. Also the railway got a new donation to help complete them. The 2017 opening date was set back to 2020 -
Lack of money
since there is a lack of money there cant be new tools to be installed due to cost set back. Doe trys for new license but is voided do to money setbacks -
Petition
nevada stars a petition against the doe -
suspension
to much money has beeen sent over 96 billion dollers are invested in the yucca mountain and there budget is now suspended -
termination
the us court terminated the project due to the doe doing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not issued a decision on the merits of the application to build the Yucca Mountain repository or on reviewing the Atomic Safety
