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

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  • Adam J. Mallette
  • Aparajita Datta
  • Ramanan Krishnamoorti

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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 (

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  • Adam J. Mallette & Aparajita Datta & Ramanan Krishnamoorti, 2023. "Consolidated nuclear waste storage in Andrews, Texas: An integrated technical and policy risk analysis," Energy & Environment, , vol. 34(1), pages 99-115, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:34:y:2023:i:1:p:99-115
    DOI: 10.1177/0958305X211051328
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