Senate Likely to Approve Nuclear...

Senate Likely to Approve Nuclear Waste Site in Nevada Desert: "The Senate pushed toward approval of a plan to bury thousands of tons of radioactive waste inside Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert on Tuesday, overriding the state's fervent protests and ending a decades-long congressional debate over hazardous waste disposal. Several senators worried that shipments might become terrorist targets, but the Bush administration and other supporters of the Nevada waste dump said leaving the radioactive garbage at power plants and defense sites in 39 states would pose an even greater risk."