On Monday, May 3, 2021, the following eight organizations sent a joint letter to DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm that requests that DOE establish an office dedicated to nuclear waste management: American Nuclear Society (ANS) Decommissioning Plant Coalition (DPC) Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Waste […]
Archives for 2021
NWSC Commends Southern California Edison Formation of Local Coalition
March 15, 2021 – Recognizing the issuance of Southern California Edison’s Strategic Plan for Relocating San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Spent Nuclear Fuel, the Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC or Coalition)[i] issued the following statement: “The NWSC welcomes Southern California Edison’s formation of a local coalition to advocate for a solution to the spent […]
Coalition Calls for Action by U.S. Department of Energy: Letter to Secretary Granholm
March 10, 2021 – The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC or Coalition)[i] today sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm that, among other things, relayed NWSC members’ growing frustration with both federal government inaction to properly manage nuclear waste from commercial reactor sites and with the consequences of that inaction. The primary goal […]