Waste Transportation

The transportation of radioactive waste already occurs, but will become frequent on our rails, roads and waterways, should irradiated reactor fuel be moved to interim or permanent dump sites.

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Entries from March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

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How should we store irradiated nuclear fuel?

As reported by WORT, 89.9 FM Community Radio in Madison, WI. The program "8 O'clock Buzz" hosted Beyond Nuclear's radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps:

Controversy continues over centralized storage of “spent” nuclear fuel or hardened on-site storage. Kevin Kamps from “Beyond Nuclear” talks about the potential issues related to transportation of these materials on our highways, rails, and water to centralized “interim” storage facilities.