Provide all low level waste forum stakeholders with an on-going support mechanism to obtain assistance from states, compact commissions, disposal operators, nuclear utilities, brokers and…

The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management awarded the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum $1,329,970 in block grant funding on April 1, 2026, under CFDA 81.104 (Environmental Remediation and Waste Processing and Disposal) to provide stakeholder coordination and advisory services supporting commercial low-level radioactive waste management and disposal decision-making through May 31, 2031.

The Forum will operate an ongoing support mechanism for Low-Level Waste Forum stakeholders—including states, compact commissions, disposal operators, nuclear utilities, brokers, processors, and industry associations—to obtain assistance in identifying and evaluating commercial low-level radioactive waste management and disposal options and to obtain and process information on the current status of the commercial market. Work is performed in Richland, Washington.

The Forum is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Richland, Washington, that facilitates stakeholder coordination on low-level radioactive waste management and disposal. This award is a five-year grant running through March 31, 2031. The organization operates as a prime recipient with no pass-through sub-recipients on this award.

Provide all low level waste forum stakeholders with an on-going support mechanism to obtain assistance from states, compact commissions, disposal operators, nuclear utilities, brokers and processors, associations and other stakeholders in identifying and evaluating commercial low-level radioactive waste management and disposal options for the department and in obtaining and processing information about the current status of the commercial low-level radioactive waste management and disposal market.