Feds propose east Idaho facility for warships’ nuclear waste
Published atBOISE — The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy want to build a $1.6 billion facility in eastern Idaho that would handle fuel waste from the nation’s fleet of nuclear-powered warships through at least 2060, according to a report from the Associated Press.
The new facility is needed to keep nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines deployed, according to an environmental impact statement obtained by the AP. Plans call for it to be built at the Energy Department’s 890-square-mile site, which includes the Idaho National Laboratory.
Officials decided a new facility to handle the spent fuel from warships is the strategy that would best allow the Navy to serve its mission.
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