The US Department of Energy said it will offer $16m (€16.2m) in funding to provide resources in up to eight communities that want to learn about interim and consent-based siting of spent nuclear fuel.
“Producing safe, reliable nuclear energy here at home is key to reaching president Biden’s clean energy goals, and the Department of Energy wants to advance the discussion of how communities can best host a variety of nuclear facilities,” energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
“With this funding, we are facilitating constructive, community-based discussions around the consensual solutions for storing spent nuclear fuel in order to harness the true power of clean nuclear energy.”
According to the DOE, commercial used fuel rods are stored at 76 reactor or storage sites in 34 states.
“Producing safe, reliable nuclear energy here at home is key to reaching president Biden’s clean energy goals, and the Department of Energy wants to advance the discussion of how communities can best host a variety of nuclear facilities,” energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
“With this funding, we are facilitating constructive, community-based discussions around the consensual solutions for storing spent nuclear fuel in order to harness the true power of clean nuclear energy.”
According to the DOE, commercial used fuel rods are stored at 76 reactor or storage sites in 34 states.
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