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    Is Nuclear Storage Back on the Table for Yucca Mountain?

    Nevada Senator Harry Reid has been the major force preventing Yucca Mountain in his home state from being developed as the repository for America's many tons of nuclear waste. Now Reid says he won't run for re-election next year. Today, a delegation of congress members toured the site.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 9, 2015 • 1 min read

    Nevada Senator Harry Reid has been the major force preventing Yucca Mountain in his home state from being developed as the repository for America's many tons of nuclear waste. Now Reid says he won't run for re-election next year. Today, a delegation of congress members toured the site. Amber Phillips is Washington correspondent for the Las Vegas Sun.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Amber Phillips

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is ISIS in Retreat?
    1. 1:17Is Nuclear Storage Back on the Table for Yucca Mountain? You’re reading this
    2. 7:52ISIS: Is the Caliphate Cracking?
    3. 41:22Obama Calls for an End to Gay Conversion Therapies
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