Nuclear Waste Agreement Among Agencies Responsible for the West Valley Site Is Critically Needed

The West Valley nuclear facility (WVNF), in W. NY State, was built to convert spent nuclear fuel (NF) from comm'l. reactors into reusable nuclear fuel. However, the market for reprocessed NF was limited; new, more restrictive health & safety standards raised concerns about the facility; & there was concern about reprocessed NF being used to make nuclear weapons. The WVNF was permanently shutdown in the 1970s, & cleanup began in the 1980s. This report examines: the status of the cleanup; factors that may be hindering the cleanup; the degree of certainty in the DoE's est. of total cleanup costs & schedule; & the degree to which the WVNF cleanup may reflect larger cleanup challenges.Jones, Gary L. is the author of 'Nuclear Waste Agreement Among Agencies Responsible for the West Valley Site Is Critically Needed' with ISBN 9780756716905 and ISBN 075671690X.