US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Alternate Disposal Plan for Westinghouse Electric Company's Nuclear Waste

Summary

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for Westinghouse Electric Company's plan to dispose of nuclear waste at a facility in Idaho, following a request for alternate disposal and exemptions from the company and its partner, US Ecology, Inc.

Original source language: Federal Register — Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOpen original release →

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