GAO-25-107109: Nuclear Waste (May 2025 PDF)
A May 2025 GAO report examines how the Department of Energy manages nuclear waste from federal sites, highlighting disposal challenges, limited capacity, and the need for a comprehensive long-term strategy.
NWTRB Perspectives on Consent-Based Siting from International Workshop (Mar 2024 PDF)
This report, “Proceedings of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board’s 2023 International Workshop on Siting of Radioactive Waste Facilities” (2024) is a federal workshop summary prepared by the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) – an independent federal oversight body created by Congress to review the scientific and technical basis of U.S. nuclear waste […]
NWTRB Summary Report 2022–2024
This report, “U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) Summary Report, 2022–2024,” is an official federal oversight report submitted to Congress and the Secretary of Energy. It was prepared by the NWTRB, an independent federal agency created by law to review the science and engineering behind the nation’s nuclear waste program. The report summarizes the […]