Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

DOE Undersecretary Puts Nuclear Waste Disposal Onus on Congress

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A senior official at the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday placed the onus squarely on Congress to provide the means for permanent disposal of the nation’s nuclear waste.
For now, that is the long-planned Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada, as directed…

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DOE explores use of Nuclear Waste Fund for lifecycle campus program

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Legislation removing Yucca Mtn language could help Nuclear Innovation Campuses, panelists say

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Removal of exclusivity of Yucca as the repository needed to facilitate innovation hubs, panelists say

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Budget & Policy

DOE explores potential use of Nuclear Waste Fund for innovation campus program

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy could consider using the Nuclear Waste Fund to help fund waste management-related facilities to go online at Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. During the House Energy and Commerce’s Energy subcommittee hearing Tuesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

House Energy panel plans to look at DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle centers

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program

Cleanup & Remediation

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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

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Cleanup & Remediation

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Transuranic Waste

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