NEI Nuclear Notes

From the Las Vegas Review Journal : Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a group of state officials Wednesday he favors moving toward licensing a nuclear waste repository in Nevada, although whether it would ever be built is another thing altogether. ... The proceedings would continue for the government to work through issues associated with licensing a first-of-its-kind nuclear waste site, according to this view. The episode appeared to shed further light on the thinking of the new energy secretary and a possible Obama administration strategy on the Nevada project. We still have this issue, though: ... several people who were at the 20-minute session said Chu stressed that President Barack Obama doesn't want the Yucca repository, "and I work for the president." On a slightly different note, Las Vegas Review Journal reported this the day before: The government affairs arm of the nuclear industry on Monday called for President Barack Obama to convene a blue ribbon nuclear was...