Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a recent vote gave agency staff permission to start work on a proposed rulemaking that would require licensees shipping highly-radioactive materials to notify tribal governments about such shipments. NRC’s five-member executive committee voted unanimously Oct. 17 to approve the proposed rulemaking activity, according to agency documents published Nov. 10.  The […]

A recent D.C. appeals court decision shows that the state of Texas had no right to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the commission said this week. NRC, which is facing a lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Nuclear waste management should not go overlooked as the U.S. weighs expanding its carbon-free energy market with more nuclear power, one of the newest members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said during an industry conference this week. “Progress on nuclear waste management must keep pace with our renewed efforts to bring more carbon free nuclear […]

A recent D.C. appeals court decision shows that the state of Texas had no right to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the commission said Tuesday. NRC, which is facing a lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals over […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a recent vote gave agency staff permission to start work on a proposed rulemaking that would require licensees shipping highly-radioactive materials to notify tribal governments about such shipments. NRC’s five-member executive committee voted unanimously Oct. 17 to approve the proposed rulemaking activity, according to agency documents published Thursday.  The staff […]

Nuclear waste management should not go overlooked as the U.S. weighs expanding its carbon-free energy market with more nuclear power, one of the newest lever members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said during an industry conference Monday. “Progress on nuclear waste management must keep pace with our renewed efforts to bring more carbon free nuclear […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is distributing $30 million in grant money to minority serving institutions to bolster math, science and technology education among non-white students in South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington state. The funds should help develop science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) proficiency among students at traditionally black, hispanic and […]

Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. For you Formula One fans out there, today is the first session of the Brazilian Grand Prix, one of your rad waste reporter’s favorites of the season. Before we tuck into the weekend, though, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space. A […]

Daniel Ogg will lead the federal government’s independent board of technical experts on nuclear waste, the board announced this week. Ogg had been the acting executive director of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) since the organization’s former head, Nigel Mote, retired in September 2021. Ogg assumed the role full time on Sunday, the […]

The legislative process could prove an obstacle to the Department of Energy’s goal to get a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel up and running within a decade or so, an agency official said during a recent webinar. DOE’s prediction that its proposed interim storage site could be open in 10-15 years is, […]

Three days after Americans went to the polls for the midterm election, it remains unclear whether two staunch opponents of a Nevada geologic repository will remain in power in the Silver State, according to election data. As of Friday, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) trailed her Republican opponent, former state attorney general Adam Laxalt, […]

WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a coalition of anti-nuclear groups’ seeking to block a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel faced sharp questioning from a three-judge federal appeals court panel here Thursday.  Thursday’s oral argument session in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals provided an opportunity for the interim storage critics, which include […]

A federal court in Washington was scheduled Thursday to hear oral arguments in a joint lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a proposed commercial storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in west Texas. Thursday’s oral argument in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals should prove an opportunity for a coalition of anti-nuclear groups, including […]

The legislative process could prove an obstacle to the Department of Energy’s goal to get a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel up and running within a decade or so, an agency official said during a recent webinar. DOE’s prediction that its proposed interim storage site could be open in 10-15 years is, […]

Daniel Ogg will lead the federal government’s independent board of technical experts on nuclear waste, the board announced on Monday. Ogg had been the acting executive director of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) since the organization’s former head, Nigel Mote, retired in September 2021. Ogg assumed the role full time on Sunday, the […]

Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. With Halloween behind us and the holiday season spooling up, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. The California congressman at the forefront of nuclear waste policy on Capitol Hill introduced legislation this week that would require the Nuclear Regulatory […]

The parties in New Mexico’s ongoing lawsuit over two proposed interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel will no longer have to present their cases next month, a federal court ruled last week. Although oral arguments in New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas’s lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had been scheduled for Nov. 15, […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has again delayed its final licensing decision for a commercially-operated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel proposed for southeast New Mexico, the agency said in a webinar this week. Although NRC said in May that it would decide whether to approve Holtec International’s application for its proposed interim storage site […]

The parties in New Mexico’s ongoing lawsuit over two proposed interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel will no longer have to present their cases next month, a federal court ruled last week. Although oral arguments in New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas’s lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had been scheduled for Nov. 15, […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a Nevada congresswoman in a recent letter that it was still considering a motion from the Silver State aimed at killing the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. NRC has Nevada’s Sep. 20 request to reopen the agency’s licensing proceedings for the Yucca Mountain site “under advisement in its adjudicatory […]

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this week allowed consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to pull out of a joint lawsuit challenging a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in west Texas, court filings show. Public Citizen, which until Monday was part of a coalition of anti-nuclear groups suing the Nuclear Regulatory […]

WASHINGTON — Though the government lags private industry in the development of centralized nuclear waste storage, Washington can still be part of the solution, the Secretary of Energy said here this week. “I understand that there are private efforts going on, but we believe that the government has a role in a [nuclear waste] repository […]

WASHINGTON — Though the government lags private industry in the development of centralized nuclear waste storage, Washington can still be part of the solution, the Secretary of Energy said here Wednesday. “I understand that there are private efforts going on, but we believe that the government has a role in a [nuclear waste] repository as […]

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday allowed consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to pull out of a joint lawsuit challenging a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in west Texas, court filings show. Public Citizen, which until Monday was part of a coalition of anti-nuclear groups suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]

  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a Nevada congresswoman in a recent letter that it was still considering a motion from the Silver State aimed at killing the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. NRC has Nevada’s Sep. 20 request to reopen the agency’s licensing proceedings for the Yucca Mountain site “under advisement in its […]

Non-profit advocacy group Public Citizen is angling to get out of a joint lawsuit challenging a proposed interim storage facility in west Texas, court documents show. Washington-based Public Citizen “​​has expressed its desire to terminate its involvement in this matter,” according to a Thursday filing with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case […]

One of two on-site facilities storing spent fuel from a California nuclear power plant can keep operating for another decade or so, the Golden State’s coastal land regulator said last week. The 12-member California Coastal Commission voted 9-0 Oct. 13 to approve a 13 year extension on state permits for the storage pad, located at […]

Uranium fuel company Cameco and environmental investment firm Brookfield Renewable Partners announced this week a strategic partnership aimed at purchasing Westinghouse Electric Company, according to a press release. If the deal closes as planned, Cameco will own a 49% stake in Westinghouse and Brookfield Renewable will control 51% of the company, according to a Tuesday […]

Ahead of the midterm elections, plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel currently stranded at a California nuclear power plant are among the issues at play in one battle to represent the Golden State in Congress. The issue of nuclear waste disposal is especially personal to the candidates for California’s 49th congressional district — incumbent […]

The contest for a Nevada Senate seat up for grabs in the upcoming midterm elections is, according to one poll, too close to call with around a month remaining until Silver Staters cast their votes. Incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) trails her challenger, former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R), by just two percentage […]