Commercial Low-Level Waste

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/24/2015 The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission approved unanimously last week the proposed rule update to its exportation and importation rules, Compact Executive Director Leigh Ing said this week at the Low-Level Waste Forum in Alexandria, Va. The Texas Compact is currently undergoing a general rules update with a […]

EnergySolutions has pulled its proposal to re-open the Barnwell disposal facility to out-of-compact waste, Barnwell General Manager Michael Benjamin said at the Low-Level Waste Forum yesterday in Alexandria, Va. Last month, EnergySolutions released a proposal that called for the facility to accept out-of-compact Class B and C waste, while encouraging in-compact Class A waste to […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/17/2015 Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality agreed this week to suspend the public comment period for the EnergySolutions depleted uranium disposal Performance Assessment after the state identified potential issues. EnergySolutions requested the suspension after eight problem areas emerged in the state’s Safety Evaluation Report, released earlier this week. DEQ found […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/17/2015 EnergySolutions Vice President for Disposal Facilities and Projects James Miller has resigned, the company confirmed this week. EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker said Miller’s resignation was for “personal reasons.” As Vice President for Disposal Facilities and Projects, Miller oversaw overall operations of the Clive and Barnwell Disposal Facilities. Miller has […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/17/2015 Waste Controls Specialists filed a motion this week to throw out the anti-trust lawsuit brought against the company by EnergySolutions for refusing to dispose of the company’s down-blended Class B and C low-level radioactive waste. WCS states in its motion that it has the right to refuse to deal […]

EnergySolutions has asked the Utah Department of Environment Quality to put on hold its review of the depleted uranium disposal Performance Assessment (PA) at its Clive facility after eight problem areas emerged from the state’s Safety Evaluation Report (SER), the company announced yesterday. DEQ released the SER yesterday finding that the PA meets requirements for […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/2/2015 A South Carolina State House lawmaker introduced a bill last week that would re-affirm that the Barnwell disposal facility could only take waste from states within the Atlantic Compact. The bill, introduced by Rep. Chip Limehouse (R), comes in response to the EnergySolutions proposal last month that called for […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 Waste Control Specialists and EnergySolutions are embattled in a legal dispute over alleged “monopolistic behavior” by WCS for refusing to enter into a disposal contract to take EnergySolutions’ Semprasafe-produced down-blended Class B and C low-level radioactive waste. Following the sale of Studsvik’s portion of the Semprasafe joint venture to […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released this week its proposed 10.CFR.61 rulemaking, including a new three-tiered approach to evaluate performance assessment periods for low-level waste disposal sites, according to a posting in the Federal Register. Part 61 proposed rule contains all of the Commission’s direction from last year regarding the […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to release this week its proposed 10.CFR.61 rulemaking, initiating a 120 day comment period before the introduction of a final rule. The proposed rule will appear in the March 26 edition of the Federal Register, said Steven Dembek, project manager in the NRC Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/20/2015 EnergySolutions’ proposal to open the Barnwell disposal site to out-of-compact waste faces a major hurdle this week after South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) voiced her opposition to the plan. Earlier this month, EnergySolutions released a proposal that called for the facility to accept out-of-compact Class B and C […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/20/2015 EnergySolutions announced this week that it had acquired MHF Services, an integrated packaging, transportation and logistics provider of radioactive, hazardous and non-hazardous materials. MHF Services will operate as its own subsidiary under the EnergySolutions banner, the company said. Terms of the deal were not provided. “We are pleased that […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/20/2015 While Waste Control Specialists experienced a better fourth quarter and 2014 than the same periods in 2013, the company still had a net loss for 2014, WCS parent company Valhi announced late last week. Both sales and disposal volume were up in the second half of 2014, due mainly […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/20/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on its proposed draft list of prioritized low-level radioactive waste (LLW) tasks based upon updates to its 2007 strategic assessment, according to a posting in the Federal Register late last week. The NRC released a strategic assessment list for high-priority LLW […]

The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission rule update vote has been pushed back until the commission’s April meeting, TLLRWDCC Chair Brandan Hurley said yesterday at the Waste Management Symposium in Phoenix. The Compact is currently undergoing a general rules update with a focus on better tightening its regulations on importation and exportation of […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comments on its proposed draft list of prioritized low-level radioactive waste (LLW) tasks based upon updates to the strategic assessment, according to a posting in the Federal Register late last week. In 2007, the NRC released a strategic assessment list for high-proiority LLW issues. Since then, the Commission […]

Waste Control Specialists experienced  a better fourth quarter and 2014 than the same periods in 2013, Valhi, WCS’ parent company, announced late last week, but WCS still had a net loss for 2014. Both sales and disposal volume were up in the second half of 2014, due mainly to the availability of shipping containers in […]

EnergySolutions announced yesterday that it had acquired MHF Services, an integrated packaging, transportation and logistics provider of radioactive, hazardous and non-hazardous materials. MHF Services will operate as its own subsidiary under the EnergySolutions banner, the company said. Terms of the deal were not provided. “We are pleased that MHF is joining the EnergySolutions team,” EnergySolutions […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/13/2015 The Tennessee Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA) has fined EnergySolutions $6,450 for violations related to the worker fatality at its Erwin facility, according to a March 2 report released this week. The report determined that EnergySolutions committed two “serious” violations related to the Oct. 14 death. “It […]

The Tennessee Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA) has fined EnergySolutions $6,450 for violations related to the worker fatality at its Erwin facility, according to a March 2 report released yesterday. The report determined that EnergySolutions committed two ‘serious’ violations related to the Oct. 14 death. “It was determined that Erwin ResinSolutions was insufficient […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/6/2015 EnergySolutions is pursuing a plan that would open its Barnwell, S.C. disposal facility to receiving waste from outside the Atlantic Compact, EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker confirmed this week. According to a proposal that still needs state legislative approval, the facility would accept out-of-compact Class B and C waste, while […]

EnergySolutions is pursuing a plan that would open its Barnwell, S.C. disposal facility to receiving waste from outside the Atlantic Compact, EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker confirmed this weekend. According to a proposal that still needs state legislative approval, the facility would accept out-of-compact Class B and C waste, while encouraging in-compact Class A waste to […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/27/2015 US Ecology’s acquisition last year of the Environmental Quality Company has  out-performed the company’s expectations, leading to a net income of $38.2 million for 2014, up from $32.2 million in 2013, US Ecology announced this week. Following the acquisition, the company saw a doubling of its total revenue, from […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/20/2015 After public outcry caused a suspension in importation of radioactive fracking waste in Michigan last year, the state panel charged with looking at the state’s Technologically-Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) regulations found that the current 50 picocurie per gram disposal limit is protective of public health, according to a […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/2/2015 A Kansas state Senate bill would amend the state’s low-level radioactive waste rules by allowing disposal in state landfills of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) and Technologically-Enhanced, Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM), a state official said last week at a hearing. The change in law aims to allow disposal practices […]

The Michigan panel charged with looking at the state’s Technologically-Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) regulations found that the 50 picocurie per gram disposal limit was protective of public health, according to its report released late last week. U.S. Ecology’s Wayne Disposal landfill outside Detroit had been at the center of local outcry last year against […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/13/2015 An environmental activist group in New York last week called for the closure of state loopholes that enable radioactive fracking waste from Pennsylvania to be disposed of in New York landfills. The Environmental Advocates of New York released a report last week that claimed there is a lack of […]

An environmental activist group in New York last week called for the closure of state loopholes that enable radioactive fracking waste from Pennsylvania into New York landfills. The Environmental Advocates of New York released a report last week that documented the perceived lack of oversight into the disposal of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) from […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 1/23/2015 There is little potential for harm to workers or the public from radiation exposure due to oil and gas development, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concluded in a report released late last week concerning the effects of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) within the state. With […]

There is little potential for harm to workers or the public from radiation exposure due to oil and gas development, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concluded in a report released late last week concerning the effects of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) within the state. With the increase of fracking in the […]