Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Deep Isolation recently announced that it has completed its project to demonstrate potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System for TRISO spent nuclear fuel. The nuclear waste technology company headquartered in Berkeley, Calif. worked collaboratively with Alameda, Calif. based advanced nuclear technology company Kairos Power for Project Performance Validation of the Universal Canister System […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently discontinued its rulemaking work on spent fuel pools and is denying a petition for rulemaking. The discontinuation of the “Long-Term and Unattended Water Makeup Spent Fuel Pools” rulemaking activity was published in the Federal Register on May 7. The NRC said if it pursues similar rulemaking activities in the […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently discontinued its rulemaking work on spent fuel pools and is denying a petition for rulemaking. The discontinuation of the “Long-Term and Unattended Water Makeup Spent Fuel Pools” rulemaking activity was published in the Federal Register on May 7. The NRC said if it pursues similar rulemaking activities in the […]

Deep Isolation announced on May 14 that it has completed its project to demonstrate potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System for TRISO spent nuclear fuel. The nuclear waste technology company headquartered in Berkeley, Calif. worked collaboratively with Alameda, Calif. based advanced nuclear technology company Kairos Power for Project Performance Validation of the Universal […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff this week outlined efforts underway to expedite its licensing for fuel facilities and spent fuel storage facilities at its commission meeting in Rockville, Maryland. Since April 2024, the NRC has completed 30 fuel licensing actions. The agency’s staff said Tuesday it currently has 20 fuel licensing actions and expects 63 […]

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has announced a multi-contractor team, including WSP Canada, to design the deep underground spent fuel repository planned for Ontario. In a Monday press release, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said it has chosen a team of WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons, Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada Ltd. […]

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has announced a multi-contractor team, including WSP Canada, to design the deep underground spent fuel repository planned for Ontario. In a Monday press release, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said it has chosen a team of WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons, Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada Ltd. […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff Tuesday outlined efforts underway to expedite its licensing for fuel facilities and spent fuel storage facilities at its commission meeting in Rockville, Maryland. Since April 2024, the NRC has completed 30 fuel licensing actions. The agency’s staff said it currently has 20 fuel licensing actions and expects 63 fuel licensing […]

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has announced a multi-contractor team, including WSP Canada, to design the deep underground spent fuel repository planned for Ontario. In a Monday press release, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said it has chosen a team of WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons, Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada Ltd. […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has docketed the Department of Energy’s license amendment application for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage installation in Colorado. The NRC published the notice of docketing the amendment  Monday in the Federal Register. In September 2024, the DOE submitted an amendment that would modify particular license conditions and technical […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has docketed the Department of Energy’s license amendment application for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage installation in Colorado. The NRC published the notice of docketing the amendment  Monday in the Federal Register. In September 2024, the DOE submitted an amendment that would modify particular license conditions and technical […]

The Department of Energy and Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) announced late Tuesday they have agreed to a “targeted waiver” of certain aspects of a 1995 settlement agreement designed to expedite removal of old spent nuclear fuel from Idaho National Laboratory. The agreement, which was later modified in 2019, calls for removal of most spent […]

The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition announced April 25 it elected Katherine Peretick as chair of the coalition and Stacey Paradis as vice chair. The two will lead the commission in its aim to build a nuclear waste management program to dispose of spent nuclear fuel stored at both operating and shutdown nuclear plants nationwide, according […]

The story “DOE’s consent based siting consortia federal manager steps down” [Radwaste & Materials Monitor, April 18, 2025] should have said that Vincent Ialenti was the federal manager of DOE’s consent based siting consortia. Marla Morales is the director of the DOE’s consent based siting program.  

Vincent Ialenti announced his resignation from the Department of Energy in a post on his LinkedIn profile. Ialenti worked in the DOE’s Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition and was the federal manager of the agency’s Consent-Based Siting Consortia. According to his LinkedIn profile, he has worked for the agency since August 2022. […]

A company promoting deep borehole technology for nuclear waste has announced plans to work with a company developing plans for underground nuclear reactors, according to a press release.  Deep Isolation has agreed in a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the management of  spent nuclear fuel from Deep Fission’s advanced underground reactors. A Deep Isolation […]

A company promoting deep borehole technology for nuclear waste has announced plans to work with a company developing plans for underground nuclear reactors, according to a press release.  Deep Isolation has agreed in a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the management of  spent nuclear fuel from Deep Fission’s advanced underground reactors. Deep Fission, a […]

Orano USA signed a contract with an unidentified nuclear power plant in a Southern state to transfer and store used nuclear fuel onsite. The contract between Maryland-based Orano USA and the nuclear energy facility was announced on Thursday in a press release. The Orano USA spokesperson said the company was not able to disclose the […]

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) has recommended Congress and the Department of Energy (DOE) formally start planning for a permanent geologic repository for nuclear waste. The Technical Review Board said it is seeking a “workable pathway” to site, license, build and operate the facility for spent fuel and high-level waste, but is not […]

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) has recommended Congress and the Department of Energy (DOE) formally start planning for a permanent geologic repository for nuclear waste. The Technical Review Board said it is seeking a “workable pathway” to site, license, build and operate the facility for spent fuel and high-level waste, but is not […]

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) has recommended Congress and the Department of Energy (DOE) formally start planning for a permanent geologic repository for nuclear waste. The Technical Review Board said it is seeking a “workable pathway” to site, license, build and operate the facility for spent fuel and high-level waste, but is not […]

PHOENIX —— Canada is one of the first but won’t be the last nation to successfully use “consent-based siting” to select a deep underground repository location for used nuclear fuel, the CEO of Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization, said here Monday. A “decade of engagement” was key to Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) being […]

PHOENIX —— Canada is one of the first but won’t be the last nation to successfully use “consent-based siting” to select a deep underground repository location for used nuclear fuel, the CEO of Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization, said here Monday. A “decade of engagement” was key to Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) being […]

Whether Texas and Fasken Land and Minerals Co. waited too late to fight the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s authority to license interim offsite private facilities for spent fuel, took up much of a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court. During the Wednesday NRC versus Texas hearing webcast from Washington, D.C., Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart argued […]

Whether Texas and Fasken Land and Minerals Co. waited too late to fight the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s authority to license interim offsite private facilities for spent fuel, took up much of a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court. During the Wednesday NRC versus Texas hearing webcast from Washington, D.C., Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart argued […]

To listen to U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday on whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has authority to license private spent fuel storage facilities, go to this high court webpage about 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Then click on the live audio icon. A recording and transcript will subsequently be posted on this website by […]

The stakes will be high when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments soon on whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has authority to license private fuel storage facilities proposed in Texas and New Mexico, according to an analysis by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “A ruling favoring the NRC would help the nuclear waste […]

The U.S. government is appealing a Court of Federal Claims ruling that it should pay a combined $145 million to the operators of a trio of retired nuclear power plants in New England for the Department of Energy’s failure to remove spent fuel from the reactors. Lawyers with the U.S. attorney general’s office filed a […]

The U.S. government is appealing a Court of Federal Claims ruling that it should pay a combined $145 million to the operators of a trio of retired nuclear power plants in New England for the Department of Energy’s failure to remove spent fuel from the reactors. Lawyers with the U.S. attorney general’s office filed a […]

A member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) appointed by the prior administration confirmed late Friday was asked to resign by the new Donald Trump White House. “Yes, I received an email asking for my resignation by cob [close of business] on January 23, or be terminated from the NWTRB,” Scott Tyler, said […]