Commercial Low-Level Waste

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 1/9/2015 The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission has pushed back the date it plans to propose most of the rule changes it is currently revising, Commission Rules Committee Chair Linda Morris said at a public meeting this week. The Commission had hoped to have the rule changes ready for […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 1/9/2015 A Texas state court of appeals denied last week a motion for re-hearing in the Sierra Club’s challenge against the byproduct disposal permit issued to Waste Control Specialists by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The same court last year denied the Sierra Club’s appeal concerning TCEQ’s denial to […]

The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission pushed back the date it plans to propose three out of the four rule changes it is currently revising, Commission Rules Committee Chair Linda Morris said at a public meeting yesterday. Morris had said at the last meeting in November that the Commission hoped to have the rules […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/19/2014 As the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) continues the investigation into the worker death at the EnergySolutions Erwin, Tenn. facility, the company began restarting initial operations this month, EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker said this week. Following the accident in October, EnergySolutions suspended operations so it could conduct […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/19/2014 North Dakota introduced proposed rule changes late last week that would allow for more disposal of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) in the state’s landfills. The proposed rule change would increase the radiation level allowed per year from 5 picocuries per gram of material to 50 picocuries, […]

North Dakota introduced proposed rule changes late last week that would allow for more disposal of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) in the state’s landfills. The proposed rule change would increase the radiation level allowed per year from five picocuries per gram of material to 50 picocuries, which would allow for more in-state […]

The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality issued a set of proposed rules late last week in the Texas Register that would require out-of-state waste to go through volume reduction techniques before entering Waste Control Specialists. In the state legislature’s last session, lawmakers passed a bill on radioactive substances that included some guidelines for protecting the […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 A proposal currently under consideration in the Utah state legislature would combine the Department of Environmental Quality’s divisions of Radiation Control and Solid and Hazardous Waste into one organization. The purpose of the proposed move is to improve “efficiency,” according to a Utah DEQ spokesperson this week. “There is […]

Danny Nichols has officially joined EnergySolutions as its new Vice President for Processing Facilities, the company announced yesterday. WC Monitor first reported in early November that EnergySolutions was in talks to hire Nichols, who last worked for Babcock and Wilcox and served as President and Project Manager of Idaho Treatment Group, LLC, responsible for the […]

A proposal from the Utah state legislature would combine two divisions within the Department of Environmental Quality for “efficiency” reasons, according to a Utah DEQ spokesperson yesterday. The proposal would combine the divisions of radiation control and the division of solid and hazardous waste into one entity. “There is a legislative proposal that essentially combines […]

Utah has granted EnergySolutions’ request for an additional three-month extension before the public comment period begins in the state’s review of the company’s performance assessment for the disposal of depleted uranium at its Clive, Utah, disposal site. The new public comment period for Utah’s Safety Evaluation Report on the site’s performance assessment is now set […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/21/2014 International Isotopes (INIS) suffered another quarter at a net loss, although the company did improve compared to the same period last year, International Isotopes announced this week. INIS reported a net loss of $267,487 in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $424,107 for the same period in 2013, […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/21/2014 Two environmental activist groups in the state of Ohio filed a lawsuit this week against Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the alleged illegal approval of at least 23 fracking waste handling, storage, processing and recycling facilities. The groups, the Fresh Water […]

International Isotopes (INIS) suffered another quarter at a net loss, although the company did improve compared to the same period last year, International Isotopes announced yesterday. INIS reported a net loss of $267,487 in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $424,107 for the same period in 2013, a 37 percent reduction. For 2014 so […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/14/2014 AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission needs to fill “some gaps of knowledge” in its rule update before bringing the drafts up for a vote, Commission Rules Committee Chair Linda Morris said at a public meeting held here this week. The Commission hopes to have a working […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/14/2014 A robust third quarter from Waste Control Specialists helped alleviate some of the operating loss experienced in the first half of the year, Valhi Inc., parent company of WCS, announced in its third quarter earnings report late last week. The company reported $6.9 million in operating income for the […]

The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission tomorrow will discuss proposed changes to its rules concerning the importation and exportation of waste, including exempt waste, at its public meeting in Austin, Texas. The meeting will feature discussion from the Commission members over the draft rules, and it will also include public comment, which will likely serve as […]

A robust third quarter from Waste Control Specialists helped alleviate some of the operating loss experienced in the first half of the year, Valhi Inc., parent company of WCS, announced in its third quarter earnings report late last week. The company reported $6.9 million in operating income from the third quarter, as compared to an […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/7/2014 U.S. Ecology announced better than expected third quarter financial results this week, with positive net income and operating income. During the third quarter, the company’s net income was $13.3 million, up from $10.3 million earned in the same period in 2013. Operating income was $26.8 million, up from $15.5 […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 11/7/2014 While EnergySolutions had asked for a two-month extension back in September before the public comment period began on Utah’s review of the company’s performance assessment for the disposal of depleted uranium at its Clive, Utah, disposal site, it appears that public comment period will not begin until the new […]

U.S. Ecology announced better than expected 3rd quarter results late yesterday, with positive net income and operating income. During the 3rd quarter, the company’s net income was $13.3 million, up from $10.3 million earned in the same period in 2013. Operating income was $26.8 million, up from $15.5 million in the third quarter last year. […]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) shook up the leadership of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission late last week by changing the Chairmanship as well as adding a new member. Perry appointed Brandon Hurley as the new Chair of the Commission, replacing Bob Wilson, who will continue to serve as a commission member. […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/31/2014 U.S. Ecology has withdrawn a request to the state of Michigan that would have enabled its hazardous waste landfill outside Detroit to increase its radiation limits by 10 times the current limit. The Wayne Disposal landfill has been at the center of local outcry against the importation of radioactive […]

U.S. Ecology has pulled a request to the state of Michigan that would have enabled its hazardous waste landfill outside Detroit to increase its radiation limits by 10 times the current limit. The Wayne Disposal facility, acquired in the Environmental Quality Company purchase, has been at the center of local outcry against the importation of […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Solid Waste Management Program is requiring the Bridgeton Landfill to develop corrective action plans to prevent the spread of a smoldering fire toward the ‘neck’ area separating it from the radioactively-contaminated West Lake Landfill, according to a letter sent to the landfill, released […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 An EnergySolutions worker died this week after suffering a fall of approximately 25 feet at the company’s Erwin, Tenn., facility. The worker was identified as Gary Reedy, 51.  EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker said Reedy had been employed at the facility for “a couple of years.” Walker also emphasized that […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Philotechnics, Ltd. reached a settlement late last week in a lawsuit over the handling of leftover waste containers. Terms of the settlement are not known, and Perma-Fix declined to comment this week beyond confirming that a settlement has occurred. Philotechnics could not be reached for […]

The worker at the EnergySolutions Erwin, Tenn. Facility who died Tuesday after a fall of approximately 25 feet has been identified as Gary Reedy, 51, EnergySolutions confirmed yesterday.  EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker previously said Reedy had been employed at the facility for “a couple of years.” Walker also emphasized that the worker’s death was not […]

An EnergySolutions worker died yesterday after suffering a fall of approximately 25 feet at the company’s Erwin, Tenn., facility. The incident is still under investigation, EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker told Weapons Complex Morning Briefing late yesterday, adding that Tennessee OSHA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation had been notified of the accident. “Immediately […]

Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Philotechnics, Ltd. have settled a lawsuit over the handling of leftover waste containers. Terms of the settlement are not known, and Perma-Fix declined to comment further than saying a settlement has occurred. The three parties involved in the case— Perma-Fix, Philotechnics, and Dupont— filed a joint motion last week informing the […]