Friday, March 5th, 2010

About a Mountain

Conceptual design of the now-abandoned Yucca Mountain disposal plan. DOE image.

The President's proposed budget for the next fiscal year zeros out funding for Yucca Mountain, a proposed nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada. In this segment, Ira talks with author John D'Agata about his book about the late Yucca Mountain, the development of Las Vegas, and the nature of knowledge.

Guests

John D'Agata
Writer, "About A Mountain," (W.W. Norton and Company,2010)
Associate Professor, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Related Books

About a Mountain

Related Links

• Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
• NRC: High-Level Waste Disposal

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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