Commercial Low-Level Waste

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the next couple months should issue a draft regulatory basis for a potential rulemaking on disposal of Greater-Than-Class C low-level radioactive waste, a senior official said Monday. “That’s probably our No. 1 priority right now,” given stakeholder interest on the matter, according to John Tappert, director […]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects in the next couple months to issue their findings regarding potential updates to the regulatory approach for disposal of so-called very low-level radioactive waste. The study initiated in 2016 considered a wide range of options, from maintaining the status quo to a full rulemaking […]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the next couple months should issue a draft regulatory basis for a potential rulemaking on disposal of Greater-Than-Class C low-level radioactive waste, a senior official said Monday. “That’s probably our No. 1 priority right now,” according to John Tappert, director of the NRC’s Division of Decommissioning, […]

By John Stang A bill that would ease the acceptance and storage of depleted uranium in Utah now awaits signature from Gov. Gary Herbert (R). But so far, Herbert has not indicated whether he will sign it or reject the legislation — or when that decision would be made. The governor has until March 11 to […]

Legislation filed on Feb. 22 in the Texas Legislature aims to give Dallas-based Waste Control Specialists a competitive edge in the national market for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW). Members of the state House and Senate introduced identical bills that would lower certain charges and reserve LLRW disposal capacity for Texas and Vermont at the […]

Legislation filed Friday in the Texas House of Representatives would reserve capacity for low-level radioactive waste from the state and Vermont in the facility managed under their shared disposal agreement. Texas and Vermont are the sole members of the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. Privately operated Waste Control Specialists manages the compact disposal […]

By John Stang US Ecology said Thursday it does not anticipate resuming waste treatment for several months at its Grand View, Idaho, facility following a November explosion that killed one employee and injured eight others. On Feb. 7, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality authorized the Boise-based environmental services provider to resume disposal of bulk wastes […]

US Ecology has received approval from the Idaho state government to restart some operations at a waste facility where an explosion in November killed one worker and injured eight others. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said Monday it had signed off Feb. 7 on the Jan. 25 request from US Ecology Idaho. The […]

US Ecology has received approval from the Idaho state government to restart some operations at a waste facility where an explosion in November killed one worker and injured eight others. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said Monday it had signed off Feb. 7 on the Jan. 25 request from US Ecology Idaho. The […]

Exiting Gov. Rick Snyder last month signed two bills on disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in Michigan landfills. Snyder (R) approved the bills on Dec. 28, four days before the end of his second and final term in office. He was succeeded by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). Sen. Tom Casperson’s (R) […]

Staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expect in late spring to issue a draft regulatory basis for disposal of Greater-Than-Class C low-level radioactive waste. The finalized version of the document would evaluate whether there is justification to conduct a rulemaking to update federal regulations for disposal of the material. The draft regulatory basis would […]

Staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects in late spring to issue a draft regulatory basis for disposal of Greater-Than-Class C low-level radioactive waste. The finalized version of the document would evaluate whether there is justification to conduct a rulemaking to update federal regulations for disposal of the material. The public would have the […]

The Michigan Legislature this week passed legislation setting out restrictions on disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in state landfills, along with an accompanying funding bill. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) “has not made any decisions on these bills,” spokesman Ari Adler said by email this week. “He needs to review them […]

The Michigan Legislature this week passed legislation setting out restrictions on disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in state landfills, along with an accompanying funding bill. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) “has not made any decisions on these bills,” spokesman Ari Adler said by email Tuesday. “He needs to review them carefully […]

A Michigan Senate committee next week will again consider legislation that would set specific radioactivity limits for disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in state landfills. The bill from Sen. Tom Casperson (R) would add a number of amendments to the 1994 state Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, including citing a […]

By John Stang It is unknown how long it will take to determine the cause of a Nov. 17 explosion that killed one man and injured three others inside a US Ecology building about 50 miles south of Boise, Idaho. “US Ecology mobilized a team of national experts and internal resources to complete a comprehensive […]

A Michigan Senate committee is scheduled today to consider legislation that would set specific radioactivity limits for disposal of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) in state landfills. The bill from Sen. Tom Casperson (R) would add a number of amendments to the 1994 state Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, including citing a […]

It is unknown how long the investigations will take into the cause of a Saturday explosion that killed one man and injured three others inside a US Ecology building about 50 miles south of Boise, Idaho. State and federal agencies declined to comment Tuesday on the expected length of their investigations and on what might […]

International Isotopes has significantly cut its losses on the back of higher revenue in its latest earnings quarter and through the first nine months of 2018, according to the company’s new 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The numbers build on the Idaho Falls, Idaho, nuclear medicine specialist’s prior earnings report, which […]

International Isotopes has significantly cut its losses on the back of higher revenue in its latest earnings quarter and through the first nine months of 2018, according to the company’s new 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The new numbers build on the Idaho Falls, Idaho, nuclear medicine specialist’s prior earnings report, […]

By John Stang Paris-based waste and water management multinational Veolia said Thursday net income rose on a boost in revenue for the first nine months of 2018. “Veolia’s nine-month results are very satisfying. Revenue growth is sustained and solid, and provides operating leverage resulting in growth in net current income of 20 percent as to […]

US Ecology has nearly doubled its net income in 2018, including a $5 million spike in its latest quarter, according to the latest earnings report from the environmental services provider. The Boise, Idaho-based company brought in $13.4 million in net income for the earnings period ended Sept. 30, or $0.61 per diluted share, up from […]

By John Stang Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Wednesday its GeoMelt radioactive waste treatment system is scheduled to complete its testing by Dec. 31 and should begin operating in the first quarter of 2019. “We are making progress with the GeoMelt system,” Perma-Fix President and CEO Mark Duff said during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call. […]

By John Stang Paris-based waste and water management multinational Veolia said Thursday net income rose on a boost in revenue for the first nine months of 2018. “Veolia’s nine-month results are very satisfying. Revenue growth is sustained and solid, and provides operating leverage resulting in growth in net current income of 20 percent as to […]

Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Wednesday its GeoMelt radioactive waste treatment system is scheduled to complete its testing by Dec. 31 and should begin operating in the first quarter of 2019. “We are making progress with the GeoMelt system,” Perma-Fix President and CEO Mark Duff said during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call. In January, the […]

US Ecology has nearly doubled its net income in 2018, including a $5 million spike in its latest quarter, according to the latest earnings report from the environmental services provider. The Boise, Idaho-based company brought in $13.4 million in net income for the earnings period ended Sept. 30, or $0.61 per diluted share, up from […]

A panel of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday rejected a request for an exemption to state rules to enable EnergySolutions to move ahead with potential disposal of depleted uranium at its facility near the unincorporated community of Clive. The Waste Management and Radiation Control Board voted against the Salt Lake City-based nuclear […]

Perma-Fix Environmental Services has applied for a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ship low-level radioactive waste back to Mexico after treatment. The two-reactor Laguna Verde nuclear power plant near Veracruz is expected to send radioactively contaminated metals, wood, paper, concrete, and other materials for treatment and processing at Perma-Fix facilities in Richland, Wash., and […]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved reductions to a number of fees for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the state. The fee reductions were part of a larger rulemaking for the Texas Administrative Code, which also updates language in several state regulations on radioactive waste management and requires licensees to minimize […]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved reductions for various fees for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the state. The fee revisions are part of a broader rulemaking, which also updates language in several state regulations and requires licensees to minimize introduction of residual radioactivity at the site. It was approved with little discussion […]