Commercial Low-Level Waste

Radioactive and hazardous waste services company US Ecology reported third-quarter net income of $6.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13.1 million or $0.59 per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago.  Adjusted earnings per share were $0.25 cents per share, down from $0.75 in the same quarter […]

The public comment period for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking that would simplify the very low-level waste disposal process ended Wednesday with over 6,000 comments.  Announced in March, the interpretive rule would allow the waste to be disposed of at facilities without Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses. The NRC would grant “specific exemptions” overriding current […]

The public comment period for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking that would simplify the very low-level waste disposal process ended Wednesday with over 6,000 comments.  Announced in March, the interpretive rule would allow the waste to be disposed of at facilities without Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses. The NRC would grant “specific exemptions” overriding current […]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Wednesday approved the latest financial assurance cost estimate for closure and post-closure activities for radioactive waste facilities operated by Waste Control Specialists in Andrews County. The three commissioners spent only a couple minutes discussing the matter before their unanimous vote, and asked no questions of TCEQ staff. […]

US Ecology grew its second-quarter revenue by 37% this year, to $213.9 million, but nonetheless reported a $5.2 million net loss in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That represented a loss of $0.17 per diluted share, or $0.08 on an adjusted basis, the Boise, Idaho-based waste management company said Thursday in its latest earnings […]

US Ecology grew its second-quarter revenue by 37% this year, to $213.9 million, but nonetheless reported a $5.2 million net loss in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That represented a loss of $0.17 per diluted share, or $0.08 on an adjusted basis, the Boise, Idaho-based waste management company said Thursday in its latest earnings […]

Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Monday it has promoted a longtime manager to the position of executive vice president of waste treatment operations. The Board of Directors for the Atlanta-based waste management company approved Richard Grondin’s appointment on July 22, also making him an executive officer, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. […]

A Kentucky man in 2015 illegally managed transport and disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) waste, a federal grand jury charged on July 16. Cory David Hoskins, of West Liberty, Ky., faces a total of 27 criminal counts: five for fraud and 22 for violation of hazardous materials law and regulations – […]

Low-level radioactive waste that was being carried in a railcar that caught fire in June near Chicago is now being transported by truck to Tennessee, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). Transport of 42 intermodal containers started last week and is expected to wrap up this week, IEMA spokeswoman Rebecca Clark said by […]

Texas’ provider of low-level radioactive waste disposal, plus its state regulator and other stakeholders, have firmly opposed a potential interpretation of federal rules that could make it easier to ship so-called “very low-level waste” to landfills around the nation. That puts Waste Control Specialists in line with most comments submitted in recent months, in writing […]

Low-level radioactive waste that was being carried in a railcar that caught fire in June near Chicago is now being transported by truck to Tennessee, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). Transport of 42 intermodal containers started last week and is expected to wrap up this week, IEMA spokeswoman Rebecca Clark said by […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday said it would give stakeholders another three months to comment on a potential update to rules for disposal of very low-level radioactive waste. The new deadline to submit input on the proposed interpretive rule is Oct. 21, according to a tweet from the federal agency. The previous deadline had […]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Friday submitted a long list of concerns about a proposed Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule interpretation that could make it easier to ship “very low-level” radioactive waste to landfills. “The NRC’s proposed interpretive rule could create administrative, enforcement, and compliance challenges for both regulators and the regulated community,” […]

A Kentucky man in 2015 illegally managed transport and disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) waste, a federal grand jury charged on Thursday. Cory David Hoskins, of West Liberty, Ky., faces a total of 27 criminal counts: five for fraud and the remainder for violation of hazardous materials law and regulations. Hoskins […]

The members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) voted 3-0 Wednesday to reduce a charge for disposal of radioactive waste at a state-owned facility operated by Waste Control Specialists. With little discussion during the teleconference, the three commissioners said they had no major objections to the company’s request to cut the curie inventory […]

The members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted 3-0 Wednesday to reduce a charge for disposal of radioactive waste at a state-owned facility operated by Waste Control Specialists. With little discussion during the teleconference, the three commissioners said they had no major objections to the company’s requests to cut the curie inventory charge […]

A batch of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) will complete its journey to disposal by truck after a fire near Chicago earlier this month on a railcar being used to transport it to Texas. “The transloaded waste is being re-profiled to be shipped by truck,” a spokesperson for Veolia subsidiary Alaron Nuclear Services, which generated the […]

By John Stang The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday delayed until July 15 a decision on whether to reduce a specific charge for disposal of radioactive waste at a state-owned facility operated by Waste Control Specialists. The Dallas-based company requested a cut in the state’s curie inventory charge from $0.40 per millicurie (1/1000th […]

The state of Montana in June formalized its new rules for landfill disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) waste. The state Department of Environmental Quality filed its notice of adoption with the Montana Secretary of State on June 16. The rules took effect on June 27, following publication. The final rules make […]

A batch of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) will complete its journey to disposal by truck after a fire near Chicago earlier this month on a railcar being used to transport it to Texas. “The transloaded waste is being re-profiled to be shipped by truck,” a spokesperson for Veolia subsidiary Alaron Nuclear Services, which generated the […]

Tons of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) held in a railcar that caught fire earlier this month in Illinois will continue on toward final disposal in Texas, officials said this week. “The contents of the railcars are being repackaged into intermodals for removal from site,” under watch by the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to Illinois […]

EnergySolutions hopes this year to receive a state license to finally begin accepting large amounts of depleted uranium at its radioactive waste disposal facility near Clive, Utah. That would mark the end of a regulatory process that has stretched for more than a decade. State legislation enacted in March 2018 set three requirements for the […]

Waste Control Specialists continues to study whether it should accept Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste for disposal from the Department of Energy, according to President and Chief Operating Officer David Carlson. The Energy Department in 2018 identified the WCS disposal complex in Andrews County, Texas, as its likely end location for the national stockpile […]

EnergySolutions hopes this year to receive a state license to finally begin accepting large amounts of depleted uranium at its radioactive waste disposal facility near Clive, Utah. That would mark the end of a regulatory process that has stretched for more than a decade. State legislation enacted in March 2018 set three requirements for the […]

EnergySolutions hopes this year to receive a state license to finally begin accepting large amounts of depleted uranium at its radioactive waste disposal facility in Clive, Utah. That would mark the end of a regulatory process that has stretched for more than a decade. State legislation enacted in March 2018 set three requirements for the […]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is scheduled to vote July 1 whether to approve the reduction in a charge for disposal of radioactive waste at a state-owned facility operated by Waste Control Specialists. The rulemaking would amend the Texas Administrative Code’s section on low-level radioactive waste disposal fees, specifically reducing the curie inventory charge […]

Low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) held in a railcar that caught fire earlier this month in Illinois will be repackaged and transloaded to complete its transport to Texas. The status of the waste could not be confirmed at deadline Monday for Weapons Complex Morning Briefing. The LLRW consisted of dry-activity waste and metal debris, specifically designated […]

A railcar carrying low-level radioactive waste caught fire last week near Chicago, but contaminants do not appear to have escaped, according to an incident notice posted Friday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The waste encompassed un-irradiated zirconium fuel cladding and additional waste material being shipped from Veolia subsidiary Alaron Nuclear Services in Pennsylvania to the […]

Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 31 for the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management’s 2021 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award. Nominees can be individuals, companies, or other organizations that have “contributed in a significant way to improving the technology, policy, or practices of low-level radioactive waste management in the United […]

Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 31 for the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management’s 2021 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award. Nominees can be individuals, companies, or other organizations that have “contributed in a significant way to improving the technology, policy, or practices of low-level radioactive waste management in the United […]