The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has terminated a special license for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility (ISFF) after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requested its termination. The facility was never built, no activities were conducted, and no nuclear materials were used, allowing the site to be approved for unrestricted use. The termination decision meets regulatory criteria that apply to situations with no significant environmental impact, so an environmental assessment was deemed unnecessary. The license termination became effective on February 14, 2025.
Simple Explanation
The government decided to cancel a license for a place in Idaho that was supposed to handle used nuclear fuel, but nothing was ever built there, and no nuclear stuff ever came. So now, the land can be used for anything safely.