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Why Finishing the Licensing Application Won't Work.mp4
In Episode 01, Fred Dilger, Executive Director for the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, explains that restarting the Yucca Mountain licensing process is a "futile" and technically flawed undertaking. This is due to a combination of technical, legal, safety, financial, and political challenges.
Why Yucca Mountain Is a Poor Site.mp4
In Episode 02, Steve Frishman, a geologist and long-time technical consultant for the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, details the scientific and geological reasons why the site is unsuitable for a permanent nuclear waste repository.
How Yucca Mountain Was Selected and Nevada's Opposition.mp4
In Episode 03, former Nevada Senator and Governor Richard Bryan discusses the history of the site's selection and the state's persistent opposition to the project.
How Yucca Mountain Was Selected, and the Roots of Nevada's Opposition.mp4
In Episode 04, former Nevada Congressman Jim Bilbray provides his perspective on the political history of the site's selection and the foundational reasons for the state's fierce opposition.
Why Yucca Mountain Is a Flawed Site.mp4
In Episode 05, Dr. Gene Smith, a Professor Emeritus of Geoscience at UNLV, provides a technical analysis of the geological and volcanic risks that make Yucca Mountain an unsafe site for a nuclear waste repository.
How the Dept. of Energy’s Licensing Application Has Evolved.mp4
In Episode 06, Robert Halstead, former Executive Director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, explains how the Department of Energy’s (DOE) licensing application evolved from a plan based on geological containment to one almost entirely dependent on engineered barriers.
Nevada’s Bipartisan Opposition and Commitment.mp4
In Episode 07, former Governor Steve Sisolak, former Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, and Dr. Mike Thorne, PhD. discuss the unified, bipartisan nature of Nevada's resistance to the proposed nuclear waste repository.
Nuclear Waste Disposal and What the Future Holds.mp4
In Episode 08, Dr. Mike Thorne, a consultant with a PhD in experimental high energy physics, provides a scientific and strategic assessment of the repository's future.
Reason Behind NV Long Standing Opposition Push for Consent Based Siting.mp4
In Episode 09, Congresswoman Dina Titus discusses the historical and political reasons for Nevada's enduring opposition to the repository and her ongoing legislative efforts to implement a consent-based siting process.
In Episode 10, David Leroy, the first United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator, discusses his role in attempting to find a voluntary host for the nation’s nuclear waste during the early 1990s.
In Episode 11, Jimmy-John Thompson, former Chairman of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, discusses the profound impact the proposed repository has on his people’s ancestral homeland.
What's Wrong with Yucca Mountain.mp4
In Episode 12, geochemist Dr. James (Jim) Conca explains why the Yucca Mountain site is scientifically unsuitable for a permanent nuclear waste repository, specifically focusing on the rock's incompatibility with long-term disposal.
The Unfinished Business of the Blue Ribbon Commission.mp4
In Episode 13, Dr. Glenn Paulson, a former Science Advisor to the EPA and participant in the Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) on America's Nuclear Future, discusses the systemic failures of U.S. nuclear waste policy and the "unfinished business" of finding a permanent disposal solution.
The Problem with Reprocessing.mp4
In Episode 14, Dr. Glenn Paulson and Dr. Jim Conca examine the technical and economic challenges of nuclear waste reprocessing, a process often proposed as an alternative to direct geological disposal.
In Episode 15, Fred Dilger, Executive Director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, explores the future of nuclear waste management and the path toward a sustainable national solution.