HLW Policy Debate

A Perspective on U.S. Nuclear Waste Policies for the Last 40 Years, paper by Don Hancock of Southwest Research and Information Center presented for the opening session of the Department of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission re-evaluating U.S. radioactive waste policy.

FOIA documents reveal Bush Administration signed contracts with nuclear utilities for government to take waste from new reactors—enough to fill two Yucca Mountain waste dumps—leaving taxpayers at risk for tens of billions of dollars. Press release.

Principles for Safeguarding Nuclear Waste at Reactors. Basic position paper signed by 170+ organizations in opposition to reprocessing of radioactive waste and providing principles for acceptable waste storage practices.

Press Release from Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates (UK) announcing Submission to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee: “Effective Arrangements for Waste from New Reactors Do Not Exist”.

Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates (UK) report to House of Commons.

Letter to Secretary Chu calling for inclusion of independent experts in the Department of Energy’s Radioactive Waste Advisory Panel work.

Letter from Grassroots groups to President Obama on Policy Review of US High-Level Radioactive Waste. (including commercial irradiated fuel).