.....DOE plans to issue $26 million in awards in 2023 to provide resources for communities interested in learning more about consent-based siting, the management of spent nuclear fuel, and interim storage facility siting considerations.
The awards will not represent a commitment to host spent nuclear fuel.....
aka,...
we (DOE) will spread 26 million around to select communities to talk about hosting SNM even though these communities have zero intention of ever hosting SNM,...
but they'll be glad to take a few million each to talk about it,.....
this country is so screwed,.....