The Center
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Housed in an 87,000-square-foot facility at Southwest Research Institute, the CNWRA offers sophisticated computational and visualization resources and extensive laboratories to solve diverse scientific and technical problems for government and industry. |
In 1987, the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) was established at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to assist the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in licensing the nation's first geological repository for high-level radioactive waste. This role has since expanded significantly, with the CNWRA providing comprehensive technical support to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in defense waste management, commercial and federal site decommissioning, spent fuel storage and transportation, and uranium recovery programs.
Today, the CNWRA is an internationally recognized center of excellence in earth sciences and engineering, solving complex problems for government agencies and industry in the United States and abroad. As a federally funded research and development center, the CNWRA transfers leading-edge technology developed under government contract to the commercial sector.
