As Nuclear Waste Languishes, Expense to U.S. Rises
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The federal government, contractually obligated to bury the waste, is at least 20 years behind schedule.
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The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative.
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A British company claims to have found the "holy grail" of the nuclear energy industry - a solution to the problem of radioactive waste disposal.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is maneuvering to take the nuclear waste the rest of the world shuns, hoping for a financial bonanza &amp;#151; and President Bush, in a reversal of U.S. policy, is offering to help.
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Â· Military spending to hit highest level since WWIIÂ· Plans will leave successor with spending headache
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Plutonium from U.S. nuclear warheads &#151; enough to make nearly 20 Hiroshima-style bombs &#151; is headed for France aboard armed freighters and a new life as commercial fuel that will ultimately light American homes.
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President Bushâs request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the amount already requested this year.
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Nuclear power, despite controversy over safety, pollution and cost factors, is rapidly gathering steam in a race to guarantee energy as emerging economies compete for fuel and particularly oil.
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From wrapping paper to Girl Scout cookies, the costs add up.
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Prices of goods imported into the United States rose last month for the first time in three months because of an increase in the cost of natural gas purchases.
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Does access to fuel ease nations toward nuclear weapons? Rising demand has nonproliferation experts unsettled.
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.
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From afar, the ghostly warships recall a fierce phalanx ready for battle. A closer look, though, shows the rust and rot of ships unfit for duty or even dismantling, a quandary that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars and could cause environmental misery that will cost millions more.
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There's fuel is waste water. Who knew.
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Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry. But as budget planning gets under way, the states are beginning to realize that Congress gave them far more freedom in spending the windfall than the political rhetoric in Washington suggested.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--The U.S. energy secretary made an alarming statement earlier this month. Secretary Samuel Bodman said at a congressional hearing that the plan to clean up a radioactive uranium dump that threatens the Colorado River may be delayed by 16 years.
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Business & money: The government dilutes its stake in the company to fund a nuclear clean-up.