Waste Confidence

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s rulemaking to address “Waste Confidence” issues is now in the 75-day public comment phase. In addition to the written comments that any member of the public may file by the Nov. 27 deadline, the NRC is holding 12 public meetings throughout the country to obtain additional input from the public. Those comments will become part of the rulemaking record.

Waste confidence is a regulatory set of findings and an associated regulation that encompass used nuclear fuel disposal and storage; it eliminates uncertainty with regard to the management of used nuclear fuel once a power plant ceases operations.

NEI's media relations team will update this page with material about waste confidence, the industry's position on the regulations and additional collateral for use in the media.

Please contact NEI's media relations staff (media@nei.org or 202.739.8023) with any questions or to arrange interviews with industry spokespeople.

Briefing Materials

NRC Waste Confidence Public Meeting Comments, Ellen Ginsberg, Oct. 1, 2013

Integrated Used Fuel Management

Used Nuclear Fuel Management & NRC's Waste Confidence Determination

Ellen Ginsberg, NEI's vice president and general counsel, gives an industry perspective on the NRC's waste confidence rulemaking.

For information on Waste Confidence from the NRC visit their page on the topic.