Public responses and DOE's Summary and Analysis of Public Feedback on Using a Consent-Based Siting Process To Identify Federal Interim Storage Facilities
September 15, 2022
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On December 1, 2021, DOE issued a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register on using consent-based siting to identify sites for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel. We asked the public for feedback on:
- the consent-based siting process itself
- removing barriers for meaningful participation, especially for groups and communities who have not historically been well-represented in these conversations
- the role of interim storage as a part of the nation’s waste management system
Public Comments
The 225 comments on the RFI are also available in their entirety. Download below. Thank you to all who responded!
Summary and Analysis of Public Comments
We received 225 submissions in response to the RFI from a wide variety of commenters, including Tribal, State, and local governments; non-governmental organizations; members of academia and industry; other stakeholders; and individual commenters. Our team reviewed the comments, analyzing and summarizing the findings from the RFI into a report, which you can download below.