Trump administration makes move to look elsewhere for nuke waste dump

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 525

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects is hoping federal efforts to find states willing to host sites that can handle the full nuclear lifecycle will steer nuclear waste storage away from Nevada.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it is seeking states interested in housing regional hubs that could support several parts of the nuclear fuel cycle. That includes fuel fabrication, enrichment, reprocessing used nuclear fuel, and nuclear waste storage.

The “Nuclear Lifecycle …

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