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Lessons from the Nuclear Waste Negotiator Era of the 1990s for Today’s Consent-Based Siting Efforts

Nuclear power is being weighed in energy transition plans around the world, as countries seek to replace fossil fuels with low-carbon alternatives while also meeting growing energy demand and maintaining reliability and affordability.

Reports by Matt Bowen • September 11, 2024

Lessons from the Nuclear Waste Negotiator Era of the 1990s for Today’s Consent-Based Siting Efforts

Nuclear Energy

Revisiting GTCC and GTCC-Like Nuclear Waste Disposal in the United States

While the United States (US) has facilities that can and do dispose of most low-level nuclear waste (LLW), it does not yet have a viable disposal pathway for two categories of waste: so-called greater-than-class-c (GTCC) nuclear waste, and nuclear waste with characteristics similar to it, or “GTCC-like.”

Reports by Matt Bowen, Maya Lameche & Marine Gapihan • July 25, 2024

Revisiting GTCC and GTCC-Like Nuclear Waste Disposal in the United States

Nuclear Energy

Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Next Steps and Applicability to National Programs

Deep borehole disposal of high-level radioactive waste has been proposed repeatedly and in multiple countries over the last several decades, but the concept remains unproven in the field.

Reports by Peter Swift & Andrew Newman • November 17, 2022

Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Next Steps and Applicability to National Programs

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Waste Policy Actions for the 117th Congress and Biden Administration

In the 117th Congress, the United States Senate is evenly divided, 50-50, between the two major political parties, and the margin for control of the US House is small. One nonpartisan—and overdue—policy issue that Congress and the executive branch could focus on is the US nuclear waste management program.

Commentary by Matt Bowen • January 26, 2022

Nuclear Waste Policy Actions for the 117th Congress and Biden Administration

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Lessons from the Nuclear Waste Negotiator Era of the 1990s for Today’s Consent-Based Siting Efforts

Revisiting GTCC and GTCC-Like Nuclear Waste Disposal in the United States

Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Next Steps and Applicability to National Programs

Nuclear Waste Policy Actions for the 117th Congress and Biden Administration

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