Nuclear industry slowed by its own waste

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A federal appeals court ruling in June 2012 halted new nuclear reactor approvals due to the lack of a long-term waste storage plan, effectively freezing the nuclear industry's expansion despite 30 years of preparation. Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle expansion and South Carolina's SCANA projects are the only utilities to win approval to build new reactors. The article examines the challenges of storing radioactive waste, including concerns about dry cask storage security and the failed Yucca Mountain repository project.