DOE needs long-term plan for test reactor’s spent fuel storage, GAO says

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) is in jeopardy of ceasing operations due to its aging facility and spent fuel storage nearing its capacity, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a May 7 report.
The GAO recommended that DOE…

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