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2 Responses To The U.S. BRC on Spent Nuclear Fuel

September 9, 2011 by Barry Brook
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The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear future was charged by President Barack Obama with recommending ways to move forward with used nuclear fuel in light of the closing of the Yucca Mountain used fuel repository project (details on NEI Notes). They released a 192-page draft in late July report that is currently open for... [read more]

Spent Fuel Draft Report Has Few Surprises

July 29, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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The Blue Ribbon Commission calls for interim storage and finding a new geologic repository, but nixes reprocessing as a near term strategy A council of wise men and women is Washington is almost always called a “Blue Ribbon Commission,” which may make its members feel like a slice of prize peach pie at the county fair. This one,... [read more]

Failure to Launch

May 19, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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Blue Ribbon Commission opts for conventional wisdom A federal advisory committee on the future management of spent nuclear fuel has labored long to get it hands wrapped around the issue. This week the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future (BRC) issued a series of draft recommendations. While some of them document obvious... [read more]

A Message To The "Blue Ribbon Commission"

May 17, 2011 by Charles Barton
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We need to boldly go into the uncharted energy future where no one has gone before. Climate scientists tell us that about 70% of our energy resources, currently derived from fossil fuels, need to find substitutes. For many current energy uses including,    Seaborn transportation Industrial process heat Peak, backup and load... [read more]

Nuclear Fuel Storage: John Herron Talks to Blue Ribbon Commission Subcommittee

November 9, 2010 by MargieJepson
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John Herron is the President, CEO and Chief Nuclear Officer for Entergy. He shares some thoughts following his appearance last week before the Blue Ribbon Commission Subcommittee:I recently had the opportunity to address the Transportation and Storage Subcommittee of the Blue Ribbon Commission. Our industry has some challenges to... [read more]

Kirk Sorensen’s Transcript at Blue Ribbon Commission Aug 31, 2010

September 13, 2010 by Rick Maltese
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MR. SORENSEN: Thank you. Commissioners, it is my pleasure to participate in this meeting and address you today. Yesterday, there were a number of discussions on the nuclear fuel cycle. These seemed to focus on whether or not fuel recycles should take place, and if it does, whether it should proceed in a thermal spectrum reactor, like our... [read more]

New interest in doing more with spent nuclear fuel

April 15, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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President Obama’s nuclear summit and DOE’s retreat from Yucca Mountain bring them out The combination of an meeting of international leaders and a high profile ‘blue ribbon commission’ are bringing out ideas to be taken seriously about what to do with spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors. Similar ideas are getting parallel... [read more]

Future of spent nuclear fuel

March 6, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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A blue ribbon commission will hold its first meeting March 25-26 in Washington, DC A panel of nuclear energy experts appointed by the federal government will  take up the issue of what to do with 60,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. Appointed by Department of Energy Sec. Steven Chu, the 15 members of a Blue Ribbon Commission... [read more]

Reading the Obama Administration Tea Leaves

January 31, 2010 by Charles Barton
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The Obama Administration might be accused of sending mixed signals on its attitude toward the future of nuclear power. First we have first the January 28, 2010 Obama Memo to Energy Secretary Steven Chu: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT: Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future Expanding our Nation’s capacity... [read more]

Chu names blue ribbon panel on spent nuclear fuel

January 29, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The group has real expertise. Let’s hope they do real work and don’t hand it off to staff. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced Jan 29 a Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. The Commission, led by Lee Hamilton and Brent Scowcroft, will provide recommendations on managing spent nuclear fuel and fission waste products.... [read more]