COVID-19

Acting to Move Spent Nuclear Fuel to Permanent Locations

The Biden administration is taking a new approach to the tons of spent nuclear fuel temporarily housed at nuclear plants across the country.

The Department of Energy has announced a search for willing communities to store the nuclear waste after abandoning the decades-long effort to designate Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as a repository following local opposition.

JOINT NDERA QA

TO: All NECA Chapters and IBEW U.S. Local Union Business Managers

CC: All NECA and IBEW District and Regional Field Operations, Officers and Staff



FROM: IBEW International President Lonnie R. Stephenson, NECA CEO David Long

SUBJECT: Questions and Answers (Q&A) - National Disease Emergency Response Agreement (NDERA)

DATE: March 19, 2020