June 5th, 2008
DOE Belatedly Files License Application with the NRC to Approve the Yucca Mountain Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository
On June 3, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) finally submitted its initial license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seeking construction authorization pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 63.31 for a high-level radioactive waste repository at a geologic repository operations area at Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nevada. The voluminous license application [...]
NECC 2008 Sessions
Over the last few days, I’ve been encouraging folks from my District to attend NECC 2008 Conference. The only challenge is that funding wasn’t made available until after many folks "tore down" their computers for summer. We’re closing school in my District, so we’re trying to get folks in to attend. That aside, I thought [...]
Skyla Seltzer speaks with the students in New London, Connecticut
Once a year, a few U.S. classrooms get to talk with a Peace Corps Volunteer by telephone because they’ve been communicating throughout the year with a Volunteer in the field. News z: Ray Matthews
Cornyn Warns Climate Tax Bill Would Harm Texas Jobs
WASHINGTON-In remarks on the Senate floor today, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, voiced his concern with the negative effect the Climate Security Bill, S. 3036, under consideration by the Senate this week, would have on Texas jobs and energy costs. Sen. Cornyn also expressed his disappointment with the decision by [...]
July 1 2008 Board of Director’s Meeting
The Board of Directors of ITS Texas will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on July 1, 2008. Please see the ITS Texas home page for details. News z: webmaster@itstexas.org (Robert Brydia)