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The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office in Dallas this week took a public stance against New Mexico’s planned permit overhaul for the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. The set of changes proposed by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) for WIPP’s hazardous waste permit “raises significant concerns if finalized in its current form,” EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason IV said in public comments filed June 22 with the state. The comments were distributed Thursday by the Energy Communities Alliance, which has also voiced concerns about the New Mexico proposal. In about five pages of comments, Mason said the… |
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NRC to make ‘sweeping changes’ to nuclear fuel licensing
New changes are coming to nuclear fuel cycle and materials licensing, including an exclusive streamlined licensing pathway for nuclear fuel reprocessing, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on June 18. NRC said in a press release that the proposed rule where… |
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DOE issues draft RFP for Hanford’s 222-S lab management
The Department of Energy Thursday released its draft request for proposals (RFP) for management of the 222-S Laboratory at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. The period of performance on the potential small business set-aside contract is expected to be… |
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NRC balancing safety and speed, Nieh says
Now over six months into Ho Nieh’s tenure, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair said Wednesday the agency is becoming a regulator that enables and accelerates nuclear technology deployment through its new rulemakings and approaches. “One of the big changes that… |
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DNFSB inspectors raise concerns over NNSA staffing at Los Alamos
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) inspectors at Los Alamos National Laboratory raised concerns about staffing levels at the lab’s field office, warning that federal oversight might not keep pace with the site's growing workload. According to a recent resident… |
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