U.S. to Propose Creation of International Nuclear Fuel Supply Partnership With Russia

The Bush administration’s fiscal 2007 budget is expected to include funding for a proposed international nuclear fuel bank partnership with Russia, the New York Times reported Saturday (see GSN, Nov. 7, 2005).

Russia and the United States would provide reactor fuel to other countries and repatriate the spent fuel after use to ensure it is not used in weapons.

The budget, scheduled to be released today, also includes about $250 million for continuing research on two technologies that could reduce nuclear waste, the Times reported (Wald/Sanger, New York Times, Feb. 4).

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