Links for February 18, 2013

Without a Buyer for Old Kewaunee Reactor, Owner Chooses Shut Down. huntingtonnews.net

A hydrogeologist who oversaw the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site says the government’s new “consent-based” search for waste depositories doesn’t go far enough. forbes.com

With Congress fast approaching a March deadline to avert automatic spending cuts across the federal budget, a report released last week suggests they could result in thousands of furloughs at Department of Energy cleanup sites. nuclearstreet.com

In its recurring review of "high-risk" government programs, the Government Accountability Office on Thursday noted that the cost estimate for Savannah River's Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility recently increased by $2 billion. nuclearstreet.com