Regulators issuing draft report on Nevada nuclear dump plan

LAS VEGAS — Federal regulators say a key report about a long-studied national nuclear waste dump in Nevada finds just a small chance that radioactive contamination could get into the environment. A Nevada state official said Friday he’ll challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission findings about the proposed Yucca Mountain project on technical and legal grounds. Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects chief Bob Halstead acknowledged the NRC study due to be posted to the Federal Register on Aug.