Cleanup & Remediation

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/2/2014 Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster this week called on the Environmental Protection Agency to expand its efforts in testing for radiological contamination outside the fence-line of the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis. The EPA has maintained that no contamination has spread beyond the landfill and that the site […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/24/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy saved $412 million in cost avoidance by shuttering the Yucca Mountain geologic nuclear waste repository in 2010, according to a DOE Inspector General’s audit report released last week. The report examined the Department’s management of unneeded real estate. DOE calculated the cost avoidance […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 Studsvik decreased the company’s risk exposure with the sale of its U.S. operations, according to the company’s first quarter interim report posted this week. Studsvik sold its processing facilities in Erwin and Memphis, Tenn.,  acquisition of the THOR technology for the commercial North American and Chinese markets, and Studsvik’s […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 The Drigg low-level waste repository in the United Kingdom is pushing back against media reports this week that the site is at risk of coastal erosion over the long-term. The London Guardian newspaper obtained internal documents from the U.K.’s Environmental Agency that said that anticipated rising sea levels in […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 The Army Corps of Engineers will assist in the construction of the isolation barrier at the West Lake Landfill, near St. Louis, according to an agreement announced by the Environmental Protection Agency late last week. The Corps will provide technical assistance, design review, pre-construction and construction observation, and community […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) this week called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Army Corps of Engineers to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would allow the remediation of the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site in Armstrong County, Pa. to continue.  Casey […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 Kurion’s robotic remote systems division will ship an inspection system to Japan next week that will help in the inspection of Reactor 2 at the Fukushima-Daiichi cleanup site to identify any leaks within the primary containment vessel. The system will be delivered to the IHI Corporation, a Japanese company […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/18/2014 An individual with property adjacent to the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis has filed a class action lawsuit against the parties associated with contamination at the site, including site operator Bridgeton Landfill, LLC and its parent company Republic Services. John James is alleging that his property has suffered […]

Company Reports Net Loss of $36M for Q4 2013, But Optimistic About This Year Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/18/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services this week reported down financial results for the fourth quarter of 2013, and warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its future could be at risk. However, company […]

In the April 4, 2014 issue of RadWaste Monitor, the “Wrap Up” section included a mistake concerning the amount awarded in an Army Corps of Engineers contract for the decommissioning of the MH-1A nuclear reactor currently installed on the STURGIS barge. The story said the contract was worth approximately $37.7 million. The correct amount for […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Perma-Fix Environmental Services announced this week that it has received a contract from Kemron Environmental Services to help in the cleanup of the Safety Light Superfund Site, located in South Centre Township, Pa. The contract, valued at more than $500,000, calls for Perma-Fix “to provide radiation […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2013 If the radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis were to come in contact with a smoldering fire nearby, it is unclear if an explosive event could occur, but there is a potential risk to public health, according to a review by the Environmental Protection Agency […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 The Navajo Nation last week received approximately $1 billion in a settlement that will aid in the cleanup of 50 abandoned uranium mine sites across the tribe’s land. The money comes in conjunction with a larger settlement from the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the parent company of Kerr-McGee Corporation, which […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/4/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT A worker at the Fukushima Daiichi cleanup site died late last week after a trench cave-in, according to a release from the Tokyo Electric Power Company.  According to TEPCO, the worker was one of a group of workers involved in the repair of foundation piles […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/4/2014 International Isotopes suffered another negative year in 2013, with a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, according to a company release this week. The net loss in 2013 increased approximately ten percent compared to the $2.2 million net loss suffered in 2012. The company placed much of the blame […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/4/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services anticipates reporting a net loss for 2013, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Perma-Fix notified the SEC that it would be late filing its 2013 financial statements because the company “is engaged in discussions with certain parties, the result of […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/28/2014 IN NRC The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will renew the charter for the Advisory Committee On The Medical Uses Isotopes for a period of two years, according to a notice in the Federal Register late last week. The purpose of the committee is to provide the Commission with advice dealing […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/28/2014 The Environmental Protection Agency has reached out to the Army Corps of Engineers to help in the construction of an isolation barrier at the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis, according to a letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster late last […]

Addl. Details Released of FY 2015 FUSRAP Budget Request Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/28/2014 The Army Corps of Engineers’ Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) has elected to add a new site to its cleanup list. The Middlesex North Site, also known as the Middlesex Municipal Landfill, located in New Jersey, will join […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/28/2014 Perma-Fix Medical Corporation, a recently created subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, has reportedly entered into a financial deal to conduct a reverse takeover of a Polish firm. According to reports from Reuters this week, CEE Opportunity Partners Poland SA has reached an agreement to purchase 100 percent of Perma-Fix […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/21/2014 IN THE NRC The Department of the Navy has submitted a request for an alternate decommissioning schedule to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its Space and Naval Warfare Centers Pacific (SPAWARS) site, located in San Diego, Calif., according to a posting in the Federal Register this week. If the […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/21/2014 A lawsuit between Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Philotechnics, Ltd. concerning the handling of leftover waste containers appears to be heading towards a settlement agreement, according to a scheduling order issued earlier this month by U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley. The lawsuit originates from an alleged breach of contract […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/7/2014 IN DOE Ahsha Tribble is joining the Department of Energy as a Senior Advisor to the Office of the Secretary, DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz said in a message to employees this week. Tribble previously served on the White House National Security Council Staff, serving as the Director for Critical […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/7/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—Kurion President John Raymont suggested this week that his company may soon have an increased role in the response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Kurion has been involved in efforts to treat contaminated water at the site since 2011, and appears set to further expand its […]

CORRECTION: In the Feb. 21, 2014 issue of RadWaste Monitor, the article “NRC Issues SRM for Part 61” included a mistake concerning the dose of radiation allowed in the intruder analysis assessment. The story said that dose limit would be set at 25 mrem/year, which was incorrect. The correct dose limit should have been reported […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/28/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Mott MacDonald has tapped Andrew Taylor as a projects director in the company’s program and commercial management team. Taylor will work on nuclear decommissioning projects and new nuclear power station construction along with Paul Roberts, the nuclear program director.  “Andrew is a great addition to our […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/28/2014 A New York county legislature passed a resolution last week calling on the Army Corps of Engineer’s Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to quicken the cleanup of the Niagara Falls Storage Site. The Niagara County Legislature has concerns over the pace of the decision-making process and preliminary […]

Jeremy L. Dillon and Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 2/28/2014 It appears the specter of Yucca Mountain has entered the negotiations on a batch of uranium-233 the Department of Energy hopes to dispose of at the Nevada National Security Site as DOE undertakes a Congressionally-mandated examination of disposal alternatives, RW Monitor has learned. DOE received indications […]