Sea of Red Applauds NRC’s Green Light

Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalized rulemaking for the continued storage of used nuclear fuel, affirming that continued safe storage of used fuel in pools and stainless steel dry shielded canisters is technically feasible and without significant environmental effects for timeframes beyond the licensed reactor lifetimes. A leading example of safe used fuel management is AREVA’s horizontal NUHOMS used fuel storage system — already in place at more than 50% of U.S. nuclear energy facilities. The NRC rulemaking was in response to a Federal Appeals Court decision remanding significant elements of the previous “Waste Confidence” rule.

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