This is a PPD poster with information for Tribes

We recently surveyed stakeholders in siting controversies throughout the United States. They showed a great many concerns. The principles contained in this Facility Siting Credo respond to the issues that they raised.

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking to identify one or more willing host sites to provide consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel from commercial power reactors. But what does a consolidated interim storage facility look like? Many of these questions will be determined along the way through close collaborations and discussions with interested communities. For now, DOE has a reference concept of how a facility may look, and the CURIE-osity Experience demonstrates a few general features that could be present at any given site.

Presentation from the RFI information webinar on August 27, 2024 at 10 am CT (11 am ET). 

This report describes specific activities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 associated with the Deep Borehole Disposal Concept and Safety Strategy work package funded by the Spent Fuel and Waste Science and Technology (SFWST) Campaign of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE), Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition (SFWD).

Teaser video linked to the QR code in the mailer box.