Energy & environment · 04/02/2005

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Duke Cogema Stone & Webster's Proposed Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a proposed mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, which would convert depleted uranium dioxide and weapons-grade plutonium dioxide into MOX fuel, and is part of the NRC's decision-making process on whether to authorize Duke Cogema Stone & Webster (DCS) to construct and operate the facility.