On December 19, 2016 (81 FR 91925), the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice in the federal register requesting public comment on the Draft Plan for a Defense Waste Repository. Consistent with the determination by the President in March 2015 and pursuant to its authorities under the Atomic Energy Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proceeding to evaluate the development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) resulting from DOE’s atomic energy defense activities. This defense waste repository (DWR) could be used to dispose of some or all of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and HLW resulting from DOE’s atomic energy defense activities and/or research and development activities. The DOE intends to use a consent-based process for siting the DWR, and is beginning that process by sharing the Draft Plan for a DWR for public comment. The comment period will end March 20, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered to the extent practicable. Click on the link below to download the full version:

DOE 12-19-2016 proposed HLW siting