DOE to issue request for proposal on facility site

March 7, 2020, 9:50AMNuclear News

Speaking before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on March 3, Rita Baranwal, the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, said that the DOE has prepared a request for proposal for an interim storage site for radioactive waste. “The intent is for the basic design of an interim storage facility,” she said.

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