NC Consortium for Consent-Based Siting

About Us

DOE Awards $26 Million to Support Consent-Based Siting for Spent Nuclear Fuel

Consent-based siting is an approach to siting facilities that focuses on the needs and concerns of people and communities. Communities participate in the siting process by working carefully through a series of phases and steps with the Department (as the implementing organization). Each step and phase helps a community determine whether and how hosting a facility to manage spent nuclear fuel is aligned to the community’s goals. By its nature, a consent-based siting process must be flexible, adaptive, and responsive to community concerns. Thus, the phases and steps are intended to serve as a guide, not a prescriptive set of instructions.

Thirteen project teams will each receive about $2 million and represent diverse organizations, a makeup that DOE hopes will enable a broad spectrum of perspectives and approaches. One of the teams includes,

North Carolina State University (NC) as the lead, with the Mothers for Nuclear (CA), and the Tribal Consent Based Coalition – Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (CA) as partners.

Upcoming Event(s)

Join us for a face-to-face Community Listening Session, where we’ll engage in open dialogue about the future of used nuclear fuel in the US! Future locations & dates will be posted here.

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (refreshments & lunch provided)

Location: Marmalade Branch Salt Lake City Public Library (280 W 500 N Salt Lake City, UT 84103)

RSVP by June 3 @ go.ncsu.edu/communityworkshop or use the QR code in the flyer below