US GNEP programme dead, DOE confirms ("Global Nuclear Energy Partnership ")

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http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectioncode=132&storyCode=2052719

US GNEP programme dead, DOE confirms
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

A US Department of Energy spokeswoman has confirmed that the US domestic component of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership has been cancelled.

"The Department has already decided not to continue the domestic GNEP program of the last administration," said DOE deputy press secretary Jen Stutsman in a statement on April 15. "The long-term fuel cycle research and development program will continue but not the near-term deployment of recycling facilities or fast reactors. The international component of GNEP is under interagency review."

The announcement comes less than a month after the closure of the public comment period on GNEP's draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. After the 14 public hearings and a comment period that was extended by 90 days because of the 'extensive interest', the DOE will have received about 15,000 comments.

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Another one of Bush's stupid ideas.
Good riddance.