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Commercial Decommissioning

News on the shutdown, decontamination, and license termination of commercial nuclear power plants, including contractor selection, funding, and spent fuel management.

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    International

    NDA RELEASES NEW MAGNOX COMPETITION DOCUMENTS

    The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced late last week that it is releasing a number of documents related to the upcoming competition of the Magnox and Research Sites Restoration Limited cleanup contracts. The NDA is making available its Magnox Plan Summary, a Long Range Graphic and NDA Commentary, as well as baselines related to […]

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    Commercial Decommissioning

    U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SAYS ‘NO’ TO D&D FUND PROPOSAL

    In a move that comes as little surprise, the U.S. nuclear industry has come out against the Obama Administration’s latest proposal for utilities to resume contributions to the federal uranium enrichment fund. The Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request includes a proposal to reauthorize the fund, used to help cover cleanup costs at […]

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    Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    VERMONT APPEALS DECISION, CONTINUES FIGHT TO SHUT DOWN ENTERGY REACTOR

    The state of Vermont this weekend decided to continue its effort to shut down Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, appealing a Jan. 19 decision that may allow the plant to continue operations for 20 more years. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell filed the appeal, on all aspects of the decision, on Feb. 18 with […]