Waste Confidence
Waste Confidence
Spent Nuclear Fuel: Is Off-Site Storage Now Off the Agenda?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s recent “waste confidence” ruling, which declares storage of spent fuel at reactor sites safe indefinitely, could fundamentally undercut the decades-long U.S. policy of seeking an off-site,…
NRC Issues Final Rule to Replace Waste Confidence Decision, Ends Licensing Suspension
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today issued a final rule on continued spent nuclear fuel storage and terminated a two-year suspension of final licensing actions for nuclear power plants and…