Nine more hearings set on Yucca Mountain

The Department of Energy has scheduled nine more hearings in December on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham extended the comment period on a proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14.

The first hearing is set for Dec. 5 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Cashman Center, Rooms 103-106, at Las Vegas Boulevard North and Washington Avenue.

That same day, the DOE will conduct hearings in Pahrump and Battle Mountain.

The second set of hearings runs 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Cashman Center, Rooms 203-206, on Dec. 8. Hearings also will be held in Reno and Ely on the same day.

The third set of hearings is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cashman Center, Rooms 103-106, on Dec. 12. Other hearings are set for Amargosa Valley and Caliente.

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