Nuclear waste: an Achilles' heel

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In 1992, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was asked t=
o investigate the technical and institutional options for the future of nuc=
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eek out green Survey pinpoints 22 million-household market =
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unique consortium of support Co-firing with coal offers near-term potenti=
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. Market Brief Wednesday, June 6 Stocks Close Change % Change DJIA 11,=
070.24 (105.6) -0.94% DJ 15 Util. 372.65 (9.1) -2.37% NASDAQ 2,217.73 (15.9=
3) -0.71% S&P 500 1,270.03 (13.5) -1.05% Market Vols Close Change % Cha=
nge AMEX (000) 111,256 (7,350.0) -6.20% NASDAQ (000) 1,772,162 (70,677.0) -=
3.84% NYSE (000) 1,062,316 (53,401.0) -4.79% Commodities Close Change %=
Change Crude Oil (Jul) 27.72 (0.52) -1.84% Heating Oil (Jul) 0.7664 (0.003=
) -0.40% Nat. Gas (Henry) 3.801 (0.091) -2.34% Palo Verde (Jul) 173.00 (49.=
00) -22.07% COB (Jul) 160.00 (45.00) -21.95% PJM (Jul) 76.50 (5.50) -6.71% =
Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $ 1.937 (0.026) -1.32% Can=
ada $ 1.525 (0.005) -0.33% Germany Dmark 2.306 0.011 0.48% Euro 0.847=
4 (0.007) -0.77% Japan ?en 120.40 0.000 0.00% Mexico NP 9.12 (0.020) -0.2=
2% UK Pound 0.7184 0.0100 1.41% Foreign Indices Close Change % Chang=
e Arg MerVal 439.19 (3.71) -0.84% Austr All Ord. 3,355.20 0.70 0.02% Braz =
Bovespa 15328.83 (65.99) -0.43% Can TSE 300 8194.39 (64.43) -0.78% Germany=
DAX 6192.44 (49.69) -0.80% HK HangSeng 13253.39 0.00 0.00% Japan Nikkei 2=
25 13174.84 (16.17) -0.12% Mexico IPC 6790.98 118.63 1.78% UK FTSE 100 5=
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