This paper examines the impact of three recent developments on the commercial nuclear power in the United States. These developments include: Yucca Mountain closure and issues related to SNF; actions in response to Fukushima Diaiichi accident, and; energy economics. All of these have had a significant impact on the commercial nuclear power, its future, as well as the reactor decommissioning scene in the US.

Volume Subject Area:
Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning
Topics:
Nuclear decommissioning, Nuclear power, Accidents, Energetics, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011
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