Nine more hearings set on Yucca Mountain

Friday, Nov. 23, 2001 | 9:26 a.m.

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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