Commercial Decommissioning

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a meeting Thursday to discuss a reversion to the license termination plan for the shuttered La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor power plant in Wisconsin before it is submitted to NRC staff. La Crosse closed in 1987 and has been in SAFSTOR status since 1991, aside from a period of active […]

A watchdog group fired back at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s staff on Tuesday, saying it would be wrong for the regulator to deny a hearing over potentially relaxing post-Fukushima safety rules at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. NRC’s staff last week recommended the commission deny Pilgrim Watch and seven other petitioners’ request for […]

A watchdog group fired back at Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s staff on Tuesday, saying it would be wrong for the regulator to deny a hearing over potentially relaxing post-Fukushima safety rules at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. NRC staff last week recommended the commission deny Pilgrim Watch and seven other petitioners’ request for a public hearing […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nuclear industry representatives voiced concerns Monday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2019 decommissioning rulemaking could force unnecessary burdens on current facility decommissioning projects. Southern California Edison (SCE) has received everything it needs from NRC’s exemption process to proceed with decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, but the company will require […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Entergy is moving forward with decommissioning paperwork for its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, despite the tentative $110 million sale of the facility to Exelon, a senior executive said Monday. “We submitted all the regulatory submittals that we need for the early items that you need for decommissioning: post-shutdown plan, the […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nuclear industry representatives voiced concerns Monday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2019 decommissioning rulemaking could force unnecessary burdens on current facility decommissioning projects. Southern California Edison (SCE) has received everything it needs from NRC’s exemption process to proceed with decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, but the company will require further […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Entergy is moving forward with decommissioning paperwork for its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, despite the tentative $110 million sale of the facility to Exelon, a senior executivesaid Monday. “We submitted all the regulatory submittals that we need for the early items that you need for decommissioning: post-shutdown plan, the exemption […]

Power provider Entergy estimates it will need to withdraw about $5 million from the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant’s $581 million decommissioning trust fund to cover September expenses, Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents show. Entergy spokesman Marty Cohn said Wednesday by telephone the estimate is part of an ongoing dialogue with the regulator. Each month Entergy […]

Entergy estimates it will need to withdraw about $5 million from the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant’s $581 million decommissioning trust fund, Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents show. Entergy spokesman Marty Cohn said over the phone Wednesday that the estimate is part of an ongoing dialogue with the regulator. Each month Entergy is required to provide […]

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not adequately guarded against the appearance of improper relationships, State Auditor Elaine Howle concluded in a report released Thursday, recommending that CPUC members stop accepting gifts from utilities and parties with financial interest in commission proceedings. The CPUC is under criminal investigation for its role in a $4.7 billion […]

The cost to decommission Soviet-designed, first-generation nuclear reactors in Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia could total up to 11.4 billion euros ($12.7 billion), according to a report issued Tuesday by the European Court of Auditors. Additionally, financing is not keeping up with the rising costs. The gap between decommissioning costs and financing is now €1.56 billion […]

The cost to decommission Soviet-designed, first-generation nuclear reactors in Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia could total up to €11.4 billion ($12.7 billion), according to a report issued Tuesday by the European Court of Auditors. Additionally, financing is not keeping up with the rising costs. The gap between decommissioning costs and financing is now €1.56 billion ($1.7 billion) […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it is accepting comments through Oct. 17 regarding the proposed transfer of the operating license for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from power company Entergy to anticipated new owner Exelon. Interested parties also have until Oct. 5 to request a hearing or petition to […]

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking intended to streamline the agency’s decommissioning processes remains on schedule, an NRC official said last week. Reactor Decommissioning Branch Chief Bruce Watson, who appeared at the ExchangeMonitor’s 2016 RadWaste Summit in Las Vegas, said the NRC will look to issue a final rule in 2019. The next milestone is scheduled […]

U.S. The Nuclear Regulatory Commision has scheduled a meeting for next week as part of its efforts to collect comments on the license termination program and partial site release for the shuttered La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor power plant in Wisconsin. “The license termination plan provides site radiological information, the planned demolition and decommissioning tasks, […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commision has scheduled a meeting for next week as part of its efforts to collect comments on the license termination program and partial site release for the shuttered La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor power plant in Wisconsin. “The license termination plan provides site radiological information, the planned demolition and decommissioning tasks, and […]

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking intended to streamline the agency’s decommissioning processes remains on schedule, an NRC official said last week. Reactor Decommissioning Branch Chief Bruce Watson, who appeared at the ExchangeMonitor’s 2016 RadWaste Summit in Las Vegas, said the NRC will look to issue a final rule in 2019. The next milestone is scheduled for November, when […]

The San Onofre Community Engagement Panel will meet Sept. 15 to discuss the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station decommissioning. The regular quarterly meeting is set from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the QLN Conference Center, 1938 Avenida Del Oro, Oceanside, according to Thursday’s announcement. The 18-member panel consists of government officials, scientists, and environmental […]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns in a recent letter to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) defended the agency’s issuing of exemptions for decommissioned nuclear power plants from emergency response and security regulations, a practice Markey and other lawmakers have denounced. Markey, whose state is home to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which is scheduled to […]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns in a recent letter to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) defended the agency’s issuing of exemptions for decommissioned nuclear power plants from emergency response and security regulations, a practice Markey and other lawmakers have denounced. Markey, whose state is home to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which is scheduled to […]

Environmentalists are urging California Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to hold off from considering the joint proposal to close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant by 2025, allowing for public debate on the environmental and economic impacts of the closure. The Aug. 11 letter, delivered by Environmental Progress and signed by […]

Management consulting firm Longenecker & Associates said Monday it has added a longtime executive in nuclear decommissioning and cleanup operations to its Strategic Advisory Board. John Lehew has worked for over three decades, both in the United States and abroad, “in operations, engineering, management, decommissioning and environmental remediation with demonstrated experience in managing complex projects involving multiple […]

Southern California Edison (SCE) failed to consider whether shutting down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) was cost-effective for consumers, a pro-nuclear group argued in its latest filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Californians for Green Nuclear Power (CGNP) filed comments Monday for CPUC’s reopening of the record on the 2014 SONGS settlement, which […]

U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) continues to press the Department of Energy to find a new home for about 1,800 tons of high-level nuclear waste that has accumulated in his district at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Issa submitted a letter to DOE on July 29, ahead of the department’s Sunday deadline for accepting […]

Power company Entergy on Tuesday reported $797.3 million in consolidated earnings for the first half of 2016, a 78 percent increase from the $446.9 million earnings reported in the same period for 2015. The utility recorded $567.3 million in as-reported earnings for the second quarter, compared to $148.8 million for the same period of 2015. […]

Legislation that would have given Massachusetts discretion over $25 million in annual funding for the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station failed during this legislative session, and the state instead will form an advisory panel to direct decommissioning activities. Plant operator Entergy, citing economic factors, announced in October 2015 that it would shut Pilgrim […]

Legislation that would have given Massachusetts discretion over $25 million in annual funding for the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station failed during this legislative session, and the state instead will form an advisory panel to direct decommissioning activities. Plant operator Entergy, citing economic factors, announced in October 2015 that it would shut Pilgrim […]

Power company Entergy on Tuesday reported $797.3 million in consolidated earnings for the first half of 2016, a 78 percent increase from the $446.9 million earnings reported in the same period for 2015. The utility recorded $567.3 million in as-reported earnings for the second quarter, compared to $148.8 million for the same period of 2015. The […]

U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) continues to press the Department of Energy to find a new home for about 1,800 tons of high-level nuclear waste that has accumulated in his district at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Issa submitted a letter to DOE on Friday, ahead of the department’s Sunday deadline for accepting public comments […]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said this week it will delay by two weeks filing its joint proposal with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as it begins plans to close its Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant by 2025. PG&E had was originally scheduled to file on Thursday, but opted for the delay to continue discussions […]