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Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses

Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: United States

Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Planned

The Energy Department's plan to establish Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses aims to co-locate several stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium enrichment, advanced reactors, reprocessing, and waste disposal. The plan invites states to compete for hosting these campuses as engines of economic development, workforce training, and infrastructure investment, bundling spent fuel siting w

Status
Prospective
Sector
Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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The project “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses” is an infrastructure initiative in the Waste Processing and Treatment sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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The Energy Department's plan to establish Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses aims to co-locate several stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium enrichment, advanced reactors, reprocessing, and waste disposal. The plan invites states to compete for hosting these campuses as engines of economic development, workforce training, and infrastructure investment, bundling spent fuel siting with advanced reactor deployment to address the political impasse on nuclear waste disposal.

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United States of America (USA)

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear

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2026-05-09

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