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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. The Department of Energy announced that Oak Ridge is one of eleven sites across the country that will be studied for a recycling center for spent nuclear fuel.
U-S Representative Zach Wamp, a Tennessee Republican who represents Oak Ridge, said it is an exciting opportunity for East Tennessee to be involved in providing safer, cheaper energy.
The facility would include a nuclear fuel treatment center and-or an advanced burner reactor. The center would separate and fabricate useable fuel and the reactor would burn it to produce energy.
The D-O-E awarded grants yesterday for 90-day studies at the eleven sites that would consider nearby land uses, animal habitat, weather, historical resources and regulatory requirements.
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