How do we talk about the Back End

Exploring new ways of communicating to local stakeholders about the storage and transportation of nuclear byproducts

From Indian Point and Pilgrim to Fukushima and Monticello, 2023 put tritium water into the public spotlight as policymakers debated – and sometimes blocked – planned discharges. The federal government’s pursuit of a consent-based siting approach for interim storage facilities is raising the importance of communications and engagement on the storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel across the United States. Meanwhile, the continued Russian occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant provoked a flurry of media speculation over the safety of nuclear waste storage. Join a panel discussion on lessons learned from recent experiences in communicating the “back end” of the nuclear fuel cycle and discuss what we can do to help cement the public’s consent.

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