The Department of Energy is seeking public comment on plans to dispose of radioactive waste from commercial nuclear power plants, industrial operations, and nuclear weapons activities – known as Greater-Than-Class-C (GTCC) low-level waste.
Until now, DOE has presented no strategy on how to deal with this waste, which is piling up at power plants and DOE facilities across the nation. The options put forward by the Energy Department all involve some method of burial. Decisions made for the disposal of GTCC could influence the methods used to deal with other classes of radioactive waste. It is crucial that we set safe, fair standards for dealing with GTCC waste.
The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability proposes secure, hardened, retrievable storage of the waste as close to the site of generation as is safe.
Watch this space for resources helpful in commenting on the Greater-Than-Class-C low-level radioactive waste disposal Environmental Impact Statement.
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