US regulators issue draft EIS on used fuel facility : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News

US regulators issue draft EIS on used fuel facility : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a draft environmental impact statement for Holtec International's proposed consolidated HI-STORE interim storage facility and made a preliminary recommendation that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude it from issuing a licence for environmental reasons. Holtec proposes initially to store 500 canisters holding around 8680 tonnes of used nuclear fuel at the New Mexico site.