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Yucca Mountain and Nuclear Waste Management: New Opportunities and Challenges
Although there is no such thing as a perfect repository site for spent nuclear fuel, Yucca Mountain possesses many positive attributes that one can arguably characterize it as the most optimal disposal option for U.S. nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act clearly states that DOE and NRC are the key decision makers with respect
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Perspectives on Zero-Energy Buildings: Viewpoints on Research, Policy, and Performance
Perspectives on Zero-Energy Buildings: Viewpoints on Research, Policy, and Performance November 29, 2016 In cooperation with KIER and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), GABI hosted an intimate gathering of experts and professionals from the policy, technical, and business communities to discuss issues with respect to zero-energy buildings, homes, and construction. Achieving net zero
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GABI hosts inaugural Korea Energy Working Group Meeting
On Tuesday, November 15th, GABI, in collaboration with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), hosted the inaugural meeting of the Korea Energy Working Group in Washington, DC. The meeting featured formal presentations prepared by Verdigris Capital LLC, and the discussion touched upon topics such as the future of U.S. energy policy, U.S. nuclear power, and
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Consent-Based Siting: How Do We Get Started?
The management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from civilian nuclear activities remains a problematic issue for many nuclear power countries, and the United States is no exception. A final geological repository has yet to be established in the U.S., and the entirety of the growing stockpile of spent fuel is currently located at