Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

RW Monitor 7/10/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY Cabrera Services named Rob Flowers President and Chief Operating Officer, the company announced last week. Flowers has served as COO for the company since last year, but this marks an additional responsibility. “Rob has done a tremendous job firming up our corporate infrastructure and I look forward to utilizing […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission remains on-schedule to complete the Yucca Mountain supplemental Environment Impact Statement within the estimated timeframe of 12-15 months, according to the NRC’s monthly update to congressional leaders on Nuclear Waste Fund expenditures. The NRC Staff intends to issue the draft supplement in the late summer of 2015 for public comment, and […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/26/2015 Changes are needed in the nation’s management of spent nuclear fuel at reactor sites, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said late last week in a letter to Senate leaders. Healey wrote the letter in support of legislation introduced earlier this year by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey […]

Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 6/26/2015 The Department of Energy plans to complete by the end of this year the Environmental Impact Statement on the preferred alternative for the disposal of Greater Than Class C waste and GTTC-like waste, DOE-EM’s Director of the Office of Disposal Operations Doug Tonkay said last week at the EPRI […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/26/2015 A defense-only repository would prove cost effective and time efficient compared to comingling it with commercial waste, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said in a May 15 letter to House Energy leaders, released this week. House lawmakers previously questioned the wisdom behind the decision to “de-comingle” the two waste […]

Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 6/26/2015 A defense-only repository would prove cost effective and time efficient compared to comingling it with commercial waste, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said in a May 15 letter to House Energy leaders, released this week. House lawmakers previously questioned the wisdom behind the decision to “de-comingle” the two waste […]

As is our annual practice, RW Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the July 4th holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox July 10. The Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will continue to be published Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and we will issue bulletins should any major news break […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/26/2015 The Department of Energy plans to complete by the end of this year the Environmental Impact Statement on the preferred alternative for the disposal of Greater Than Class C waste and GTTC-like waste, DOE-EM’s Director of the Office of Disposal Operations Doug Tonkay said last week at the EPRI […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/26/2015 The Department of Energy plans to issue a Request for Proposal next month for its Deep Borehole Field Test procurement, according to a pre-solicitation notice issued yesterday. DOE is hoping to expand its research and development efforts for deep boreholes after the disposal method has been recommended multiple times […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/26/2015 The Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee has delayed its hearing on pending nuclear waste legislation until Aug. 4. The committee had planned to hold a hearing on the legislation in early July, but it appears to have postponed the hearing. Calls to committee were not returned this week. […]

RW Monitor 6/26/2015 IN THE 2016 ELECTION                                    Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton voiced her opposition late last week to Yucca Mountain, according to an interview she gave with the Reno Gazette-Journal. Clinton has long opposed the project going as far back to her initial presidential run in 2008, and she re-voiced those concerns. “I have opposed […]

The Department of Energy plans to issue a Request for Proposal next month for its Deep Borehole Field Test procurement, according to a pre-solicitation notice issued yesterday. DOE is hoping to expand its research and development efforts for deep boreholes after the disposal method has been recommended multiple times for some smaller packages of DOE-managed […]

The Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee has delayed its hearing on pending nuclear waste legislation until Aug. 4. The bill was introduced by Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D- Wash.), along with Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), as an effort to overhaul the nation’s nuclear waste […]

A defense-only repository would prove cost effective and time efficient compared to comingling it with commercial waste, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said in a May 15 letter to House Energy leaders, released late last week. House lawmakers questioned the wisdom behind the decision to “de-comingle” the two waste streams, calling it a distraction for […]

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton voiced her opposition late last week to Yucca Mountain, according to an interview she gave with the Reno Gazette-Journal. Clinton has long opposed the project going as far back to her initial presidential run in 2008, and she re-voiced those concerns last week. “I have opposed sending nuclear waste to Yucca […]

Changes are needed in the nation’s management of spent nuclear fuel at reactor sites, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said late last week in a letter to Senate leaders. Healey wrote a letter in support of legislation introduced earlier this year by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) that would require nuclear reactor […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/19/2015 Two draft bills emerged this week that would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to allow for the consolidation of spent nuclear fuel at interim storage facilities. Rep. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, plans to introduce a bill in the near future that would enable […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/19/2015 A Canadian environmental group has asked a federal court to squash the Joint Review Panel’s environmental assessment report on Ontario Power Generation’s proposed deep geologic repository, the group announced late last week. Save Our Saugeen Shores, the group filing the appeal, argued the Panel failed to adhere to its […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/19/2015 The Department of Energy began a public comment period late last week to gather input into the proposed shipments of commercial spent nuclear fuel to the Idaho National Laboratory for a research study. Controversy surrounding the shipments erupted earlier this year when word of a compromise between the Idaho […]

House lawmakers are trying to tie any progress on interim storage to the completion of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yucca Mountain license review, according to the draft language of a planned bill obtained by E&E News yesterday. The bill, entitled the “Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendment of 2015,” would enable the Department of Energy to […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may not meet Waste Control Specialists’ planned three year review of its proposed spent nuclear fuel consolidated interim storage facility license application, the NRC’s Deputy Director for the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguard Scott Moore said yesterday at the EPRI Low-Level Waste Conference in Orlando. WCS plans to submit […]

A Canadian environmental group has asked a federal court to squash the Joint Review Panel’s environmental assessment report on Ontario Power Generation’s proposed deep geologic repository, the group announced late last week. Save Our Saugeen Shores, the group filing the appeal, argued the Panel failed to adhere to its bylaws, resulting in a biased report, […]

The Department of Energy started a public comment period late last week to gather public input on the proposed shipments of commercial spent nuclear fuel to the Idaho National Laboratory for research purposes. Controversy surrounding the shipments erupted earlier this year when word of a compromise between the Idaho governor and DOE emerged that would […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/12/2015 As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission makes plans to reorganize the agency under the direction of Project Aim 2020, industry officials and NRC Staff predicted this week that the effort could end up growing divisions within the NRC dealing with waste issues. The Commission directed staff this week to begin […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/12/2015 Nevada should not waste the opportunity to participate in a conversation on safeguards and other potential benefits relating to Yucca Mountain, Nye County Nevada Commissioner Dan Schinhofen wrote to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) late last week. Sandoval recently sent a letter to House lawmakers saying the state is […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/12/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied again this week an appeal of its Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule as it relates to the licensing/re-licensing reviews of nuclear power reactors. The appeal, filed by a collection of environmental groups, sought to halt licensing/re-licensing reviews of a series of nuclear […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/12/2015 The Sacramento Municipal Utility District filed this week in a federal court a third round of litigation against the Department of Energy for its failure to manage its spent nuclear fuel from the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant. The litigation is the latest in a long line of lawsuits […]

RW Monitor 6/12/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY AREVA TN announced this week the successful delivery of eight NUHOMS  61BTH dry shielded canisters for used nuclear fuel storage to the Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania.  According to the company, the canisters can safely store 61 used fuel assemblies, and they are specifically designed to handle high heat […]

AREVA TN announced yesterday the successful delivery of eight NUHOMS  61BTH dry shielded canisters for used nuclear fuel storage to the Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania. According to the company, the canisters  can safely store 61 used fuel assemblies, and they are specifically designed to handle  high heat fuel. “AREVA’s NUHOMS® system offers significant advantages […]

  Wednesday, September 9       Start Time End Time Session 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks 8:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Opening Keynote: Changes in Spent Fuel and Nuclear Waste Policy 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session Panel: Changes in Spent Fuel and Nuclear Waste Management Industry Perspective […]