Energy Secretary to Open Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage Facility, Reports TechCentralStation's Duane Freese

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Energy Secretary to Open Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage Facility, Reports TechCentralStation's Duane Freese

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -/E-Wire/-- An article on Tech Central Station today reports that Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will give the go-ahead to open up the Yucca Mountain Nuclear storage facility in Nevada. The article states the decision could come as soon as Thursday. According to TCS, Columnist Duane Freese, opening the facility is the right decision. "The 9/11 terror attacks only serve to make clear that current storage methods pose unacceptable national security risks."

Freese warns that the decision "will likely outrage environmental groups and key Nevada politicians who have vigorously fought the opening of the facility for years." However, he adds that Nevada is the ideal location for nuclear storage. "Given its remote location and arid conditions, plus the stability of the volcanic rock that surrounds the storage areas, it is almost uniquely suitable for nuclear waste storage. Another site would pose greater dangers."

Freese also points out that a "fully functioning Yucca Mountain storage facility" would aid in decreasing foreign energy dependence. "The horrible attacks of 9/11 placed in stark relief the pressing need for energy independence. Opening Yucca Mountain would be a small but important step on the road to realizing that goal."

To read the entire article go to http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/defensewrapper.jsp?PID=1051-350&CID;=1051-010902C

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