Wanted: A Town Willing to Host a Dump for U.S. Nuclear Waste
- Energy Department to seek volunteers to host a temporary site
- About 89,000 metric tons of nuclear waste stranded across U.S.
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The Biden administration is looking for communities willing to serve as temporary homes for tens of thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste currently stranded at power plants around the country.
The Energy Department filed a public notice Tuesday that it is restarting the process for finding a voluntary host for spent nuclear fuel until a permanent location is identified.