Spent Fuel Issues in the News

What to do with spent fuel from reactors is in the news.

File photo of a general view of the cover installation for the spent fuel removed from the cooling pool at the No.4 reactor building TEPCO tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture

Reuters reports on the complex issues related to removing spent fuel from Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 here.

Yucca Mtn Entrance

In the United States, an appeals court has ruled that  Yucca Mountain must be considered for spent fuel storage.  ABC reports on this.

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