[see yesterday's items]

* Latest releases from NRC PDR (nothing new via ADAMS, due to yesterday's observance of Veterans Day)

Today's source articles

* If Not Yucca Mountain, Then What?
State of Nevada (pdf-81K)

* Yucca Mountain Update
KLAS

* Scientists find cat litter ingredient could help absorb nuclear waste
Reno Gazette-Journal

* Abraham expects to meet goal to file for Yucca license
Reno Gazette-Journal

* NEI pleased that Yucca Mountain funding for FY04 nearly reaches administration request
Power Engineering

* DOE needs more money for Test Site compensation claims
Suzanne Stuglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* Senate Poised to Approve Defense Bill
Ken Guggenheim, Las Vegas SUN

* Letter: U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Won't prevent terror
Charles S. Milligan, Denver Post

* Firefighters douse blaze at Livermore lab
Oakland Tribune

* Bishop, Envirocare say they'll wait for state decision on Fernald waste
Patty Henetz, Casper Star-Tribune

* Accord puts hot waste on hold
Donna Kemp Spangler, Deseret News

* Gov. Walker Vows to Keep Hotter Waste Out of Utah
KSL-TV

* Gov. Walker Takes Stance on Nuclear Waste
John Hollenhorst, KSL-TV

* Poll: How Do Utahns Feel About Radioactive Waste Debate?
Richard Piatt, KSL-TV

* Envirocare to defer bid for waste of higher class
N.S. Nokkentved, Provo Daily Herald

* Who speaks for Utah?
Salt Lake Tribune

* Walker to take up waste fight
Judy Fahys, Salt Lake Tribune

* Best disposal of nuclear waste is north
St. George Daily Spectrum

* Building tested for radium
Tech. Sgt. Carl Norman, Hilltop Times

* Decade-long uranium case drags on; more appeals filed
Casper Star-Tribune

* Opinion - A Local View: Bush is no friend of environment
Gretchen Starke and Holly Forrest, The Columbian

* Buried nuclear waste test retrieval slated to begin soon
Idaho State Journal

* Utility lawyers rip bid to intervene in restart
Tom Henry, Toledo Blade

* DOE says it's improving program for sick workers
Nancy Zuckerbrod, Louisville Courier Journal

* From crude to high-tech, weapons can be devastating
John Yaukey, Louisville Courier Journal

* ORNL science ranks in DOE priority plan
Paul Parson, Oak Ridger

* Energy chief, report acknowledge that there is confusion over DOE's mission
Paul Parson, Oak Ridger

* State calls for closed system at Indian Point
Michael Gormley, Newsday

* Smithsonian Rejects Pleas on Labeling of Enola Gay
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

* Report on Blackout Is Said to Describe Failure to React
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times

* 'Tooth Fairy' seeks nuke-cancer link
Regina Schaffer, Gloucester County Times

* Save money with nuclear power
Per Peterson, The Oregonian

* Is nuclear power cheaper?
Asahi Shimbun

* Experts tell of fuel cells' future
Christopher S. Brown, UPI

* Sen. Clinton Seeks Information On Air Patrols Near Nuclear Sites
Newsday

* US Navy sacks commander, crew after nuclear submarine rams seabed off Italy
SpaceDaily

* Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Oversight on the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
US Senate

* 20-Year Science Map From Dept. Of Energy
Eric Chabrow, Information Week

* US DOE presents priorities
Eugene Russo, The Scientist

* Department of Energy Announces Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupations Illness Compensation Program
DOE

* Transcript of Secretary Abraham and Russian Atomic Energy Minister Rumyantsev at Announcement of Joint Statement on Fuel Return, Washington, DC, November 7, 2003
DOE

* NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64091-64092 [03-28456]
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

* NOTICES Meetings: International Energy Agency Industry Advisory Board, 64097-64098 [03-28317]
Energy Department

* NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64133 [03-28410]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* NOTICES Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices, 64133-64145 [03-28065]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* NOTICES Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., 64131-64132 [03-28295]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* NOTICES Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: STP Nuclear Operating Co., et al., 64132-64133 [03-28294]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* Surprise Word on Nuclear Gains by North Korea and Iran
David E. Sanger and William J. Broad, New York Times

* World drags feet on securing nukes from terrorists
SpaceDaily

* Casting light on Hydro secrets
Jennifer Wells, Toronto Star

* Lucas Heights accident danger downplayed
Melbourne Age

* ANSTO: Reactor speculation untrue
News Limited

* Govt, power companies pass buck over N-costs
Daily Yomiuri

* Six-party talks: Conditions for success
Ralph A Cossa, Asia Times

* N. Korea Nuke Talks May Resume in December
Barry Schweid, Las Vegas SUN

* Seoul sees nuclear talks before year's end
Japan Times

* Next Round of 6-Ways Said to Start Dec. 10
Jung Kwon-hyun, Chosun Ilbo

* N. Korea Demands U.S. Compensate for KEDO Project Halt
Chosun Ilbo

* Halt to reactor work announced Nov. 21
Korea Herald

* 'N.K. talks likely by year-end'
Korea Herald

* Lift N-tech ban on India: Russia
Times of India

* 10,000Mw nuclear power by 2012
India Business Standard

* Nuclear waste arrives at German dump without incident
SpaceDaily

* EU to pay 117 million euros to Ukraine to ensure nuclear power plant safety
EU Business

* France's nuclear threat
Expatica

* Nuke power station shut down in Russia after breakdown
Borneo Bulletin

* Blair Defends Bush Partnership
Glenn Frankel, Washington Post

* 'Health will suffer for generations'
James Meikle, The Guardian

* The health and environmental costs of war on Iraq
Electronic Iraq

* Report: US expresses concern over Syrian ''nuclear intentions''
Al Bawaba

* Iran's Khatami: U.N. Report Proves Claim
Ali Akbar Dareini, Las Vegas SUN

* Iran laser program shocks experts -- Russia helps country with technology to enrich uranium pioneered by Livermore lab
Ian Hoffman, Tri-Valley Herald

* Tehran views atomic agency report as exoneration
Robert Collier, San Francisco Chronicle

* Iran Brushes Off UN Criticism of Its Nuclear Plans
Paul Hughes, Reuters

* After Report, Iran Acknowledges 'Minor' Breach of Nuclear Pact
Glenn Kessler and Joby Warrick, Washington Post

* Editorial: In Search of Nuclear Control
New York Times

* Inspectors catch Iran developing technology to produce a nuclear bomb
Leonard Doyle and Andrew Buncombe, The Independent

* Iran working on secret N-programme for 18 years
Straits Times

* IAEA, World Believe Iran
Tehran Times

* Britain's Straw Breaks Ranks with U.S. Over Iran
Reuters

* Iran stresses atomic peace
Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

* US attacks nuclear report on Iran
BBC News

* Iran nuclear compliance a model of future EU action: Solana
SpaceDaily

* Israeli concern over Iran nukes
News Limited

* Nuclear electricity generation essential - Prof. Akaho.
GhanaWeb