Holtec International

The newly-elected governor of Massachusetts last week signaled that she would stand against a proposal from Holtec International that would see irradiated wastewater from a shuttered nuclear power plant released into the Cape Cod Bay, local media reported. Speaking at a community event in South Yarmouth, Mass., Gov. Maura Healey (D) said that the Bay […]

The company in charge of decommissioning a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant is pulling together the required information for a federal permit modification that would let the company discharge irradiated wastewater from the facility, a spokesperson said Monday. Holtec International, which is currently dismantling Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, is “preparing the modification request” for the […]

Nuclear services company Holtec International unveiled Tuesday its newest device for dismantling nuclear reactor components, which is already in use at a shuttered New York nuclear power plant, according to a press release. Holtec’s “innovative segmentation technology,” dubbed HI-CUT in the company’s Tuesday press release, is designed to “improve the efficacy of dismantling radiation-hardened and […]

Responding to a scathing letter from the government’s environmental regulator, the company in charge of decommissioning a Massachusetts nuclear power plant insisted this week that it was not planning to discharge irradiated wastewater from the facility in violation of a federal permit. In a Monday letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Holtec International sought […]

The company in charge of decommissioning a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant said this week that it would make another attempt to restart the facility via a federal bailout scheme. Although it had previously tamped down the possibility that it could participate in the second round of the Department of Energy’s civil nuclear credits program, […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved changes to Holtec International’s framework for managing a dedicated decommissioning fund at a shuttered New York nuclear power plant after pointing out a discrepancy in the plan, the agency said this week. NRC Nov. 9 greenlit a revision to Holtec’s master decommissioning trust fund agreement for Indian Point Energy […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission met recently with Holtec International to discuss the agency’s concerns about the company’s proposed use of a shuttered New York nuclear power plant’s dedicated decommissioning fund, a regulatory filing shows. According to a summary of NRC’s Nov. 2 call with Holtec, published Monday, the nuclear services company gave the agency a […]

Responding to a scathing letter from the government’s environmental regulator, the company in charge of decommissioning a Massachusetts nuclear power plant insisted Monday that it was not planning to discharge irradiated wastewater from the facility in violation of a federal permit. In a Monday letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Holtec International sought to […]

The company in charge of decommissioning a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant said Monday that it would make another attempt to restart the facility via a federal bailout scheme. Although it had previously tamped down the possibility that it could participate in the second round of the Department of Energy’s civil nuclear credits program, a […]

After the Environmental Protection Agency last week threatened to throw the book at Holtec International over proposed wastewater discharges from a Massachusetts nuclear power plant, the decommissioning company is preparing a response, a spokesperson said this week. Holtec is planning to respond next week to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Dec. 5 letter reiterating concerns […]

After the Environmental Protection Agency last week threatened to throw the book at Holtec International over proposed wastewater discharges from a Massachusetts nuclear power plant, the decommissioning company is preparing a response, a spokesperson said Monday. Holtec will “respond accordingly” to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Dec. 5 letter reiterating concerns about the company’s proposal […]

The Environmental Protection Agency this week fired back at Holtec International after the company doubled down on claims that federal law allows it to discharge irradiated wastewater from a nuclear plant it is decommissioning in Massachusetts. In a letter to Holtec dated Monday, James Chow, deputy director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement and […]

The company in charge of decommissioning a shuttered New York nuclear power plant forecast that it could finish moving the facility’s spent nuclear fuel inventory into dry storage early next year, according to regulatory filings. Holtec International, which is dismantling Indian Point Energy Center, has told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission it expects spent fuel transfer […]

The company in charge of decommissioning a shuttered New York nuclear power plant forecast that it could finish moving the facility’s spent nuclear fuel inventory into dry storage early next year, according to regulatory filings. Holtec International, which is dismantling Indian Point Energy Center, has told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission it expects spent fuel transfer […]

A recent inspection at a shuttered New York nuclear power plant revealed that the facility’s radiation protection program did not meet federal regulations, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a letter to the company decommissioning the site. NRC’s Sep. 30 inspection at Indian Point Energy Center found that plant owner Holtec International failed “to develop […]

After the Department of Energy snubbed a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant for a federal bailout, the company in charge of the facility may not throw its hat in the ring for the agency’s second round of awards. A spokesperson for Holtec International, which in June took ownership of Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, told RadWaste […]

An official for the company dismantling a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant this week defended its controversial interpretation of a federal pollutant discharge permit during a community meeting. It is “very clear” that Holtec International’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station “exempt[s] radionuclides as pollutants,” Dave Noyes, a senior […]

An official for the company dismantling a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant defended its controversial interpretation of a federal pollutant discharge permit during a community meeting Monday evening. It is “very clear” that Holtec International’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station “exempt[s] radionuclides as pollutants,” Dave Noyes, a senior […]

After the Department of Energy snubbed a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant for a federal bailout, the company in charge of the facility does may not throw its hat in the ring for the agency’s second round of awards. A spokesperson for Holtec International, which in June took ownership of Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, told […]

A recent inspection at a shuttered New York nuclear power plant revealed that the facility’s radiation protection program did not meet federal regulations, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a letter to the company decommissioning the site. NRC’s Sep. 30 inspection at Indian Point Energy Center found that plant owner Holtec International failed “to develop […]

After the Department of Energy last week refused to fund a proposal to restart a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan, the company in charge of the facility said it planned to move ahead with decommissioning, according to a spokesperson. A Holtec International spokesperson confirmed to RadWaste Monitor Nov. 18 that DOE had rejected the […]

The governor of New Mexico implored the White House in a recent letter to step in and block the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the Land of Enchantment. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), a longtime opponent of Holtec International’s proposed interim storage site in Lea […]

The governor of Michigan on Monday applauded the state’s efforts in its ill-fated attempt to bring a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant back online with the help of a federal bailout. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) “brought together a coalition to develop a plan that would have reopened a non-operational nuclear plant for the first time in […]

After the Department of Energy last week refused to fund a proposal to restart a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan, the company in charge of the facility said it planned to move ahead with decommissioning, according to a spokesperson. A Holtec International spokesperson confirmed to the Exchange Monitor Friday that DOE had rejected the […]

A recent D.C. appeals court decision shows that the state of Texas had no right to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the commission said this week. NRC, which is facing a lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals […]

A Massachusetts state senator who attempted to use a recently-passed economic development bill to block proposed wastewater discharges from a nuclear power plant under decommissioning said this week that she could try to override the governor’s veto of her provision. State Sen. Susan Moran (D) told RadWaste Monitor in a statement Wednesday that she was […]

The governor of Massachusetts last week struck down a provision in a recently-passed economic development bill aimed at blocking proposed wastewater discharge from a nuclear power plant under decommissioning, saying that it would step on the federal government’s toes. Although Gov. Charlie Baker (D) on Thursday signed the state’s sweeping economic development package, he vetoed […]

Nuclear waste management should not go overlooked as the U.S. weighs expanding its carbon-free energy market with more nuclear power, one of the newest lever members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said during an industry conference Monday. “Progress on nuclear waste management must keep pace with our renewed efforts to bring more carbon free nuclear […]

The governor of Massachusetts this week signed into law a proposal that could throw a wrench in a decommissioning company’s plans to discharge irradiated wastewater from a nuclear power plant it is currently dismantling in the Bay State. A sweeping economic development package greenlit by Boston lawmakers last week and signed Thursday by Gov. Charlie […]

WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a coalition of anti-nuclear groups’ seeking to block a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel faced sharp questioning from a three-judge federal appeals court panel here Thursday.  Thursday’s oral argument session in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals provided an opportunity for the interim storage critics, which include […]