US affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste

US affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste

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https://apnews.com/62c5de702464928a388986bc6f8bd1cf

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced.

The U.S. Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored in Idaho, Washington and South Carolina could be reclassified and moved for permanent storage elsewhere.