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Does transporting spent nuclear fuel (“waste”) expose the public to risk?

April 26, 2017Expose FUEL nuclear public risk spent transporting

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Does transporting spent nuclear fuel (“waste”) expose the public to risk?

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Over the past 25 years we have had more than 1,300 shipments of spent fuel, 4 accidents and 0 releases of radiation, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission brochure on spent fuel transportation, page 6. The NRC continuously evaluates ways to increase the safety of shipping.