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NWTRB recommends further analysis of SNF canisters

March 8, 2024, 12:04PMRadwaste Solutions

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), the independent federal agency tasked with reviewing the Department of Energy’s activities related to spent nuclear fuel management, issued a new report to Congress and the secretary of energy that examines the storage of spent fuel in dry storage casks at independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSI).

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Deep Isolation licenses its disposal technology to fed contractor Navarro

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Centrus says Ohio stands to gain 300 jobs as enrichers await federal contracts

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IAEA to work with WM Symposia on nuclear waste management

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WM Symposia, which hosts the annual Waste Management Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., announced it has signed a practical arrangement with the International Atomic Energy Agency aimed at...

Amentum plans to add 3,000 U.K. nuclear jobs, receives WM contract

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Global engineering company Amentum announced plans on Thursday to create 3,000 new jobs over the next four years on the back of growth in nuclear power and defense in the United Kingdom.The...

Garrish is NE-1 and Williams leads the NNSA following Senate vote

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Theodore “Ted” Garrish is the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy and Brandon Williams is the DOE’s undersecretary for nuclear security and administrator of...

NWTRB recommends further analysis of SNF canisters

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