The storage of spent nuclear fuel is a topic that raises many concerns in modern America. The lack of a final solution for nuclear waste has led to interim solutions, which will hold the waste until a more permanent solution becomes available. This project combined data and perspectives from government and independent reports and individuals with various perspectives. The information was utilized to raise our understanding of the issue, allowing us to clarify what was truly at stake.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Feula, Joseph Anthony
• Doughty, Tyler W.
• Smith, Kalen Christopher
• Chaturvedi, Gaurav

Subject

• Industry
• Sustainability
• Security
• Well-Being
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042308-154733

Keyword

• Radioactive waste disposal

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-04-23

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright