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Congress passed this act with the understanding that the disposal of the highly radioactive waste produced would be the responsibility of the government.
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The national academey of sciences recommends deep geological disposal of radoactive waste
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The Department of Energy selects deep geological disposal of nuclear waste as the prefered alternative
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The DOE nominates five repository sites and selects three western sites, one being Nevada.
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The DOE postpones the repository siting, violating the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
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Congress designating Yucca Mountain, Nevada as the sole repository site.
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Surface studies begin at the Yucca Mountain site
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Tunneling into Yucca Mountain begins.
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Thermal testing begins at Yucca Mountain which is schedualed to take eight years.
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Congress wants to store fuel in Yucca Mountain but president Bill Clinton vetoed it.
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President Clinton vetos nuclear waste legeslation because of EPA's radiation standards, Yucca project continues.
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President George W. Bush approves Energy secretary Spencer Abraham's recommendation of Yucca mountain as a sutable site.
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DOE announces plans to ship nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain.
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A local indian tribe withdraws its permission to ship nuclear waste through its reservation, forcing DOE to drop its pland.
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Yucca gets petitioned against and losses.
