Holtec International

Oral arguments scheduled later this month on petitions for interventions and hearings in the license application for a planned spent nuclear fuel storage facility in southeastern New Mexico will not be livestreamed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission board adjudicating the requests ruled. Eighteen entities have claimed standing to intervene in Holtec International’s request for a 40-year […]

Representatives from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec International are scheduled to meet on Jan. 9 to discuss two possible violations of federal regulations in the energy services firm’s updated design for a spent nuclear fuel storage canister. The apparent violations, identified during a May 2018 inspection of Holtec headquarters in Camden, N.J., could lead […]

By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved significant reductions in the amounts of insurance the newly retired Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station must carry. The reductions cover both on-site and off-site insurance plant owner Exelon must keep at the single-reactor New Jersey facility, according to Dec. 28 notices in the Federal Register. Exelon […]

Oral arguments scheduled later this month on petitions for interventions and hearings in the license application for a planned spent nuclear fuel storage facility in New Mexico will not be livestreamed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission board hearing the case ruled. Eighteen entities have filed claimed standing to intervene in Holtec International’s request for a 40-year […]

Representatives from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec International are scheduled to meet on Jan. 9 to discuss two possible violations in the energy services firm’s design for a spent nuclear fuel storage cask. The apparent violations, identified during an inspection in May of Holtec headquarters in Camden, N.J., could lead to fines or other […]

The operator of the retired San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California has requested a public meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss potential safety violations connected to an Aug. 3 mishap in transfer of spent reactor fuel. “As discussed, SCE has decided to use Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC} for the two apparent […]

The majority owner of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California has requested a public meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss potential safety violations connected to an Aug. 3 mishap in transfer of spent reactor fuel. “As discussed, SCE has decided to use Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC} for the two apparent […]

A panel of three administrative judges at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday rejected a motion that it be disqualified from adjudicating the license application for a planned spent nuclear reactor fuel site in West Texas. The matter now goes to the full commission for a final ruling, according to the memorandum and order from […]

By John Stang Holtec International has requested a meeting with the U.S. Regulatory Commission to discuss two potential significant violations identified during a routine agency inspection in May of the corporation’s New Jersey headquarters. The site visit from May 14-18 was intended to evaluate “the adequacy of Holtec’s activities” related to federal regulations on licensing […]

By John Stang Companies that want to assist in decommissioning the retired Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant have until Dec. 28 to submit requests for proposals. Staff at the Omaha, Neb., Public Power District told its board of directors that three companies are expected to submit bids, but did not identify the firms. The […]

By John Stang Holtec International and Exelon are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reject requests from Lacey Township, N.J., and the Sierra Club for intervention and public hearings on the proposed transfer of the federal operations license for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The 49-year-old Oyster Creek boiling-water reactor ended operations on Sept. […]

Pacific Gas and Electric has confirmed the specific dates at which it will retire the two reactors at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California. The utility said in a Nov. 27 letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it plans to shut down reactor Unit 1 on Nov. 2, 2024, and Unit […]

Staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have recommended rejection of a motion to dismiss a board of administrative judges that will adjudicate the license application for a spent nuclear reactor fuel site in West Texas. The central concern from the Sierra Club, Don’t Waste Michigan, and a number of other advocacy organizations and one individual […]

Holtec International announced this week it would increase the minimum wage for employees at its U.S. manufacturing facilities to $15 per hour. “This pay raise is a small measure of my appreciation for the hard-working individuals at all Holtec campuses,” President and CEO Kris Singh said Tuesday during a nuclear industry event. The energy technology […]

Holtec International announced this week it would increase the minimum wage for employees at its U.S. manufacturing facilities to $15 per hour. “This pay raise is a small measure of my appreciation for the hard-working individuals at all Holtec campuses,” President and CEO Kris Singh said Tuesday during a nuclear industry event. The Camden, N.J.-based […]

By John Stang Southern California Edison (SCE) hopes to restart moving used nuclear fuel to dry storage at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station between Jan. 15 and Jan. 20, 2019. The utility announced that target Thursday at a San Onofre Community Engagement Panel meeting focused on an Aug. 3 mishap in placing a canister […]

Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) expects to move all of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s used fuel assemblies from wet storage to dry storage by 2023, according to documents submitted earlier this month to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The data point is included in a set of documents provided as part of the Nov. 16 […]

The federal government has paid $7.4 billion to resolve dozens of lawsuits from nuclear utilities over the Department of Energy’s failure to meet its legal obligation to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from commercial power reactors, the DOE Inspector General’s Office said in a new report. The Energy Department estimates its ultimate liability could exceed […]

Three administrative judges of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel have been selected to rule on requests for intervention in the agency’s review of a license application for a planned spent nuclear reactor fuel storage facility in Texas. However, a number of environmental organizations quickly petitioned that the judges be disqualified […]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering civil penalties against utility Southern California Edison after determining there were several apparent and cited violations of safety requirements in an August mishap involving placement of a spent nuclear fuel canister into storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The agency on Wednesday submitted the formal […]

The Sierra Club and a host of other environmental organizations are requesting disqualification of a board of three Nuclear Regulatory Commission administrative judges established this month to rule on petitions to intervene in the licensing proceeding for a planned spent nuclear fuel storage site in Texas. The primary contention is that the same three-member Atomic […]

Three administrative judges of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel have been selected to rule on requests for intervention in the agency’s review of a license application for a planned spent nuclear reactor fuel storage facility in Texas. Interim Storage Partners, a joint venture of Orano and Waste Control Specialists, wants […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is cautious about meeting the hoped-for schedule to issue a decision on the license transfer application for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. The single-reactor facility on Cape Cod is scheduled for closure by June 1 of next year. New Orleans-based owner Entergy plans to sell the plant to New […]

A board of three administrative judges with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects in January to hear arguments from groups that want to intervene in the review of the license application for interim storage of spent nuclear reactor fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Most, but not all, of the 18 entities that have petitioned oppose […]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Nov. 6 issued its first request for additional information for Interim Storage Partners’ license application for a temporary spent nuclear reactor fuel storage facility in West Texas. The request covers 28 distinct questions regarding physical security at the planned installation on Waste Control Specialists’ waste disposal property in Andrews […]

The municipality that is home to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and two local organizations have requested public hearings on the proposed transfer of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission license for the newly retired New Jersey power plant. Among the concerns cited by Lacey Township, the Concerned Citizens of Lacey Coalition, and the New Jersey […]

A board of three administrative judges with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects in January to hear arguments from groups that want to intervene in the review of the license application for interim storage of spent nuclear reactor fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Most, but not all, of the 18 entities that have petitioned for a […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday denied two groups’ petitions for dismissal of license applications for interim spent fuel storage facilities in Texas and New Mexico. “The NRC’s regulations allow interested persons to file petitions to intervene and requests for hearing in which they can raise concerns regarding a particular license application. These regulations do […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Exelon’s request for an exemption to federal regulations so the power company can use part of the decommissioning trust for its Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station for related but otherwise prohibited cleanup operations. However, the exemptions will be effective only so long as Exelon owns the single-reactor plant in […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday denied two groups’ petitions for dismissal of license applications for interim spent fuel storage facilities in Texas and New Mexico. “The NRC’s regulations allow interested persons to file petitions to intervene and requests for hearing in which they can raise concerns regarding a particular license application. These regulations do […]