Consolidated nuclear waste storage in Andrews, Texas: An integrated technical and policy risk analysis

Adam J. Mallette, Aparajita Datta and Ramanan Krishnamoorti

Energy & Environment, 2023, vol. 34, issue 1, 99-115

Abstract: Over the last 50 years, nuclear energy has reduced US energy-related CO 2 emissions by over 30 gigatons compared to if the same electricity were produced by fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. However, many kilotons of spent nuclear fuel have accumulated at different sites across the country, and sociopolitical factors have frustrated efforts to address the challenge of nuclear waste disposal. Presently, a consolidated interim storage facility in Andrews, Texas, provides a promising temporary solution. In this paper, we compare the technical and policy risks of the project to continued storage at independent spent fuel storage installations. Our results indicate that the cost of the radiological risk is low (

Keywords: Nuclear waste disposal; Nuclear waste storage; Consolidated interim storage facility; Risk assessment; Andrews (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0958305X211051328

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