Extended Fuel Storage Gains Attention Of Nuclear Power Researchers, Regulators

Panelists at a June 9 forum on the nuclear fuel cycle agreed that until a stable national policy is in place on managing spent nuclear fuel, industry and regulators need to focus on making “extended storage” as efficient and safe as possible.

“As you may have surmised, extended storage really is the only game in town,” said Doug Weaver, deputy director of the division of spent fuel storage and transportation at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Weaver spoke at a forum on Achieving Nuclear Fuel Cycle Sustainability sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council, an industry trade ...