Consent-Based Siting Consortia flyer

Consent-based siting is an approach that seeks communities’ willing and informed consent to accept new development or host a project in their area. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is using a consent-based siting process to identify one or more federal consolidated interim storage facilities for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel, a byproduct of nuclear power generation. Spent nuclear fuel is currently stored at more than 70 sites across the country in communities that did not agree to host the material long term. Reducing the number of locations where spent nuclear fuel is stored can provide several benefits, such as easing the burden on U.S. taxpayers, promoting new jobs, and creating economic opportunities.