The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC) applauds the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff’s release of the final two volumes of its Safety Evaluation Report (SER) regarding the designated permanent repository for disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The issuance of these two volumes not only […]
January 29, 2015
Yucca Safety Evaluation Complete: Still No Good Reason for Federal Government Delay
November 14, 2014
NWSC Letter Expressing Concerns with DOE Assessment
Excerpt from the letter: The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC) writes to relay serious concerns with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recently released “Assessment of Disposal Options for DOE-Managed High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel” (October 2014). We note with disappointment that DOE requested no stakeholder input on the report. However, we find it […]
July 30, 2013
NWSC Comments Regarding S.1240
Dear Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Senate ENR Committee Members: The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC)* appreciates your continued commitment to advance the nuclear waste policy debate with introduction of S.1240, the “Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013.” We offer the following comments for the record. Upon reviewing the specific changes from the prior […]
