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U.S. spent fuel liability jumps to $44.5 billion

November 27, 2024, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s estimated overall liability for failing to dispose of the country’s commercial spent nuclear fuel jumped as much as 10 percent this year, from a range of $34.1 billion to $41 billion in 2023 to a range of $37.6 billion to $44.5 billion in 2024, according to a financial audit of the DOE’s Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) for fiscal year 2024.

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DOE Nuclear Energy Launch Pad “extends and expands” pilot programs

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NRC ends work on three proposed rules for securing spent fuel

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Washington legislators look to nuclear

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Jefferson Lab awarded $8M for accelerator technology to enable transmutation

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The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is leading research supported by two Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) grants aimed at developing...

NSI argues for direct disposal as quickest path to nuclear scaling

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The Nuclear Scaling Initiative, a collaborative effort launched in 2024 to spur new nuclear energy development, announced a new campaign promoting the direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel as...

Hanford exhaust stack demolished

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The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management recently announced that, with the help of contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company, it has completed the safe demolition of...

U.S. spent fuel liability jumps to $44.5 billion

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