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GDSA Deep Borehole Disposal investigations in FY 2023: Guidelines for a DBD Demonstration Test and Workshop Overview

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).



CURIE-osity Explainer Video

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.


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