Why Utah?
You may wonder why Private Fuel
Storage selected the Skull Valley Goshute reservation in Tooele
County, Utah as the site for a safe, clean, temporary storage
facility for spent nuclear fuel rods.
Very simply, a suitable site
for a temporary storage facility must
- Have a willing host
- Meet the requirements of federal
regulations to ensure safety for the public and the environment.
The Skull Valley Band of Goshute
Indians is a willing host.
- The Tribe had studied spent
fuel storage for about six years before they began negotiating
to lease a portion of their land to PFS. (To find out more about
the Tribe's investigations, visit the Skull
Valley Goshutes Project History section of their Web site.)
- Tribal executives traveled to
many parts of the U.S. and four foreign countries to study nuclear
power plants, reprocessing and storage facilities.
- The Tribe also spoke to residents
who lived near these facilities, as well as to environmental
organizations before deciding to be a host community.
- By signing resolutions, two
thirds of the voting members of the Tribe authorized Tribal executives
to sign a lease with PFS and begin the project.
- The Skull Valley Band will receive
significant economic benefits from the project.
We have met the requirements
of federal regulations.
In our application to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, we showed that the Skull Valley site will
meet or exceed the federal requirements for safety and security.
But you don't have to take our word for it; as part of the licensing
process, we are providing additional scientific data and expert
testimony to support our application. The Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board will decide if we have met the regulations.
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