Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shows Dry Cask Storage Is Safe – Yet Again

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shows Dry Cask Storage Is Safe – Yet Again: The NRC made a recommendation that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude it from issuing a license for Holtec's proposed SNF interim storage facility. Holtec would begin with 500 canisters holding over 9,500 tons of spent nuclear fuel at the proposed New Mexico site near Carlsbad.