All high-level waste as of 2024 is still in temporary storage, awaiting final disposal in deep facilities. Low-Level: 1,471,000 cubic meters in storage; 18,499,000 cubic meters in suitable disposal ...

"The introduction of dry storage of spent fuel is also a transition from active to passive solutions, as no additional device, system or energy source is needed to provide cooling. It is considered ...

The temporary storage building industry is growing steadily due to rising industrial demand, supply chain expansion, and cost-effective storage needs. With flexibility, quick installation, and ...

Here’s what happened: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed a temporary storage facility for nuclear waste in Texas. The state sued, arguing that the commission can only license permanent ...

The NRC granted the Texas license to Interim Storage Partners, based in Andrews, Texas, for a facility that could take up to 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons) of spent nuclear fuel rods from power ...

The push for temporary storage sites is part of the complicated politics of the nation’s so far futile quest for a permanent underground storage facility. Roughly 100,000 tons ...

Roughly 100,000 tons (90,000 metric tons) of spent fuel, some of it dating from the 1980s, is piling up at current and former nuclear plant sites nationwide and growing by more than 2,000 tons ...

The NRC granted the Texas license to Interim Storage Partners, based in Andrews, Texas, for a facility that could take up to 5,500 tons of spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants and 231 million ...