NRC TO START EIS, REVISE WASTE CONFIDENCE RULE FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

NRC TO START EIS, REVISE WASTE CONFIDENCE RULE FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Thursday directed its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence decision and rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Last week's decision was in response to a June 8 federal court ruling, which said the NRC had erred in deciding that SNF from the nation's power plants could be stored as long as 60 years after a plant's operating license expires. Read More »http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/4953.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2521457&hq_l=6&hq_v=30108e0773