Waste Management

US Needs Comprehensive Nuclear Waste Strategy Incorporating Recycling and Disposal, Says Report

By Nigel Davies
16 April 2026

New analysis points to ‘strategically significant opportunity’ for Washington

US Needs Comprehensive Nuclear Waste Strategy Incorporating Recycling and Disposal, Says Report
In 2002, Yucca Mountain in Nevada was identified as a potential repository site, but funding eas stopped in 2010. Courtesy US DOE.
The US must create an integrated nuclear waste strategy that combines recycling with disposal and that can help the country regain leadership in the industry, a report from the Washington-based thinktank Energy Innovation Report Project (EIRP) said.

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