A Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future was appointed by President Obama to look into future options for existing and future nuclear waste, following the ending of work on the incomplete Yucca Mountain Repository. At present, there are 70 nuclear power plant sites where 65,000 tons of spent fuel is stored in the USA. Each year, more than 2,000 tons are added to this total.[1][2] Nine states have "explicit moratoria on new nuclear power until a storage solution emerges".[3][4] A deep geological repository seems to be the favored approach to storing nuclear waste.[2]
On January 26, 2012, the Commission submitted its final report to Energy Secretary Steven Chu.[5] The Commission put forth seven recommendations for developing a comprehensive strategy to pursue. A major recommendation was that "the United States should undertake an integrated nuclear waste management program that leads to the timely development of one or more permanent deep geological facilities for the safe disposal of spent fuel and high-level nuclear waste".[6]
- ^ Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future Issues, Final Report to Secretary of Energy, Jan 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future: Executive Summary, January 2012.
- ^ Biello, David (July 29, 2011). "Presidential Commission Seeks Volunteers to Store U.S. Nuclear Waste". Scientific American.
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