West Texas Facility Promising Project for Interim Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Nuclear Energy Institute today welcomed Waste Control Specialists’ plan to site an interim consolidated storage facility for used nuclear power plant fuel in west Texas as “a promising project” that shows the challenges of managing used nuclear fuel at a national level are surmountable.
Coupled with recent developments concerning used nuclear fuel management, the announcement by WCS that it will submit a license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is “a significant development and could enable the federal government to meet its statutory obligation and begin moving used fuel before a repository is open,” said Beverly Marshall, NEI senior director for federal programs.
