Nuclear Waste

The Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Panel met this week to hear updates on Congressional action on nuclear waste-related bills and potential changes in federal nuclear waste policies under the new Trump administration.

The Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizen’s Advisory Panel is discussing legislation and policy proposals in Washington.

A California start-up outlined plans to use existing borehole technology to place the waste deep underground.

The Department of Energy is taking suggestions on how to “site Federal facilities for the temporary, consolidated storage of spent nuclear fuel using a consent-based approach.”

A committee of the advisory panel monitoring the decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant held a meeting this week to get an update on…

The Texas facility where the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant ships its low-level radioactive waste may be poised to grow.At a meeting of the bi-state…

Vermont, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut are petitioning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a more thorough review of issues connected with…

Twenty-four anti-nuclear and environmental groups have joined with the states of Vermont and New York in calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to…