Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

No Room for Consent-Based Siting in Trump Administration, DOE Official Says

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HENDERSON, Nev. — While it was never formally canceled, there is little doubt the Obama administration’s initiative for consent-based siting of the nation’s nuclear waste has no future while its successor is in office, a senior Department of Energy official…

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

West Virginia has been selected as a finalist to host a nuclear campus under a high-profile Department of Energy program Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) announced in a Tuesday press conference. West Virginia is now the sixth state to be considered for a nuclear lifecycle… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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