US Spent Fuel Storage Liability Increases While Other Countries Develop Geologic Repositories
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/12/24
The US Department of Energy’s failure to transport and store spent nuclear fuel (SNF) pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act has required the government to reimburse the industry for substantial storage costs, and future payments are expected to increase. The DOE expects that its SNF liability has increased approximately 10% within the past year. While there are no expectations for a spent fuel storage solution in the United States anytime soon, other countries are establishing nuclear waste...
By: Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom