Resources & Stats
Nuclear Waste Disposal
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| Advanced Fuel-Cycle Technologies Hold Promise for Used Fuel Management Program | The resurgence of nuclear energy, coupled with a reassessment of the nation’s long-term used fuel management program, has renewed policymaker interest in advanced nuclear fuel-cycle technologies. These technologies, taken together, could reduce the volume and toxicity of the nuclear waste byproducts requiring disposal. | Policy Brief | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Aerial View of Yucca Mountain | Aerial view of Yucca Mountain, Nev., site of national repository | Graphics and Charts | May 18, 2007 |
| American Association of Blacks in Energy Supports Yucca Mountain Storage Repository | “Careful and diligent monitoring is key to ensuring public health and safety, but that can be better accomplished at one site instead of continuing the current practice of on-site storage. The Yucca Mountain project is an important component in a solid energy policy which ensures energy and environmental equity for all Americans. Nuclear is America’s largest base-load, emission-free electricity. Minority communities are commonly found in urban areas that require large amounts of electricity for public transportation, hospitals, water treatment facilities and other necessities. We believe that nuclear energy provides important benefits. Our quality of life depends upon electricity that is reliable and affordable – and nuclear is an important part of the mix.” | Regulatory Information | May 18, 2007 |
| Background Information on Position Statement | Health Physics Society, "Background Information on the Position Statement, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Needs a Complete and Coordinated Overhaul". This document provides detailed explanations for each issue addressed in the HPS position statement. | Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| Complex of Underground Tunnels | Cutaway showing artist's concept of the complex of underground tunnels into which waste would be emplaced. | Graphics and Charts | May 18, 2007 |
| DOE Strategic Plan for Safe Transportation of Waste to Yucca Mountain, November 18, 2003 | "U.S. DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Strategic Plan for the Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste to Yucca Mountain: A Guide to Stakeholder Interactions, November 18, 2003". This document issued by the U.S. Department of Energy presents the procedure DOE will follow in defining and developing the transportation system for used nuclear fuel from commercial reactors to the national storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. It outlines the process that DOE will use to work cooperatively with states, tribes, local governments, utilities, and the transportation industry to refine the transportation system during development. |
Regulatory Information | May 18, 2007 |
| Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants | This fact sheet explains the process of decommissioning a nuclear power plant after it is removed from service. This regulated process includes the removal and disposal of radioactive components and materials. | Fact Sheet | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste | This fact sheet explains that the various beneficial uses of radioactive materials—including electricity generation and medical treatments—result in low-level waste items such as protective clothing and laboratory supplies, and equipment from nuclear power plants. The fact sheet then details the regulations and procedures for disposing of low-level waste at facilities that pose no hazard to surrounding communities or the employees who work there. | Fact Sheet | Apr 1, 2007 |
| Dr. Denis E. Beller, Research Professor, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, "Nuke Shipments Are Safe: Transportation to Yucca Mountain Nothing for Nevadans to Worry About," Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 7, 2004 | Dr. Denis E. Beller, Research Professor, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, "Nuke Shipments Are Safe: Transportation to Yucca Mountain Nothing for Nevadans to Worry About," Las Vegas Review-Journal
, March 7, 2004. An op-ed by a noted professor of nuclear energy regarding the safe shipment of used nuclear fuel and the economic benefits that Nevada will receive when shipments begin to the Yucca Mountain national used nuclear fuel repository. |
Third Party Op-Eds | May 18, 2007 |
| EPRI, News Release, Yucca Radiation Standard Should Use Different Approach, April 18, 2005 | EPRI's news release summarizes the results of its study, Yucca Mountain Licensing Standard Options for Very Long Time Frames
. "The radiation protection standard for the Yucca Mountain, Nevada, spent nuclear fuel repository should be fundamentally different for the periods exceeding 10,000 years, according to a new study just published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The recommendations in the report recognize that detailed information about processes and events taking place many tens of thousands of years in the future will not be available and that different requirements are necessary to explicitly acknowledge that uncertainties increase with time." |
Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| Experience, Testing Confirm Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel Is Safe, Reliable | The nuclear energy industry has completed more than 3,000 shipments of used nuclear fuel over the past 40 years with no injuries, fatalities or environmental damage as a result of the radioactive nature of the cargo, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. | Fact Sheet | Nov 13, 2007 |
| For A Better Nevada, Press Release | Marking a milestone in Nevada grassroots support for the Yucca Mountain repository, the For A Better Nevada coalition formed to encourage Nevada public officials to move from obstructing the project to supporting constructive engagement by the state. The group seeks to "guarantee the public health and safety" as well as "capturing any and all economic opportunities and benefits" for Nevada. | Regulatory Information | May 18, 2007 |
| For a Better Nevada, Letter to Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman Requesting Meeting for Constructive Dialogue, March 2, 2005 | Letter | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| Former Govenor Howard Dean, M.D., Vermont | "I would also stress that last week's terrorist action makes it imperative that the federal government live up to its commitment to store spent fuel at a national facility." | Regulatory Information | May 18, 2007 |
| Former Governor John Engler, Michigan | "Years of exhaustive scientific investigations, conducted by the Department of Energy, the U.S. Geological Survey, our national laboratories, and others have examined every environmental facet of Yucca Mountain, from hydrology to geology, seismology, and more. These studies found no evidence that would disqualify the site for a permanent repository. It would provide the necessary long-term containment of the waste, while protecting the citizens of the State of Nevada, now and in the distant future, from radiological harm." | Regulatory Information | May 18, 2007 |
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