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DOE/EIS-0279: Amended Record of Decision (February 2026)
DOE/EIS-0279: Amended Record of Decision (February 2026)
DOE issued an amended record of decision for the Savannah River Site Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0279).
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
February 4, 2026
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Spent Nuclear Fuel Management at the Savannah River Site; Aiken, South Carolina
The U.S. DOE is amending its August 7, 2000, Record of Decision (ROD) to the Savannah River Site Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0279). DOE is also rescinding its April 8, 2022, Amended ROD that implemented the Accelerated Basin De-inventory program. Instead, DOE will revert H-Canyon Operations to include uranium recovery, as described in the Preferred Alternative of the Savannah River Site Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Final Environmental Impact Statement and ROD selecting the Preferred Alternative, with minor changes.
For more information, see Spent Nuclear Fuel Management at the Savannah River Site.
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