Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel

A brief document by the NRC explaining the various types and levels of radioactive waste regulated by the NRC. It describes the radiological behavior of nuclear materials and how that influences how the waste is handled and what safety considerations are present. It also describes the responsibilities of the NRC, DOE, EPA, DOT, and DOI are where radioactive waste is concerned.

A brief document by the NRC that gives a slightly more detailed explanation of the physical components of spent fuel storage. This document includes diagrams and photographs illustrating fuel rods and assemblies, a storage pool, the construction of dry casks, and an ISFSI. It describes the safety, radiological, and thermal performance of each storage type.

The DOE landing page that contains each revision of the Infrastructure Evaluation report and briefly describes the content of the report. The Site Evaluation Report evaluates a subset of the US fleet of nuclear sites on a set of criteria focused on the abilities and logistics of transporting spent fuel off the site.

DOE-NE’s website explaining the Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition (SFWD) Initiative. It explains the difference between differences between the Spent Fuel & Waste Science and Technology (SFWST) and Integrated Waste Management (IWM) offices, describes the activities undertaken by the initiative, and describes current priorities and R&D activities.