A Dept. of Defense authorization measure moving in the House includes an amendment to block a presidential directive for contractors to disclose labor-law
violations when bidding for DOD and National Nuclear Security Administration projects.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that a proposed permanent repository for spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radio-
active waste beneath Nevada’s Yucca Mountain will have minimal impacts on groundwater and surface groundwater discharges.
Maglev technologies require much less maintenance than their more popular alternatives. Maglev propulsion is free from vehicle on track friction, so it avoids the financial burden of a “speed/maintenance penalty,” which increases with vehicle speed.