Vol. 7, No. 40 Senate environment committee approves Caputo, Crowell for NRC slots
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Cleanup & Remediation
BWXT taps Smoot to head biggest business line
With the retirement of a top executive, Sharon Smoot will step in as president of BWX Technologies’ Nuclear Operations Group effective Aug. 1, the company said in a press release Wednesday morning. In her new role, Smoot will be responsible for the operations group’s complete range of nuclear components and services, “including the manufacture of […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Supreme Court ‘major questions’ ruling still doesn’t affect interim storage lawsuit, NRC says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday joined the licensee of a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in rejecting arguments that a recent Supreme Court decision invalidated the project’s license, court filings show. The new argument from local stakeholders and environmental groups center on the so-called major questions doctrine the Supreme Court invoked […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Federal judge familiar with nuclear cases wins seat on D.C. Circuit
U.S. District Judge Julianna Michelle Childs, who presided over a number of Department of Energy nuclear cases in South Carolina, and who was publicly discussed as a contender for a U.S. Supreme vacancy, has won confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Childs was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
GAO urges Congress to clarify if DOE can sell depleted uranium
Congress should enact legislation to clarify the Department of Energy’s authority to sell depleted uranium to private entities, the Government Accountability Office said this week, because such a move could curb the $7.2 billion cost to dispose of the material. As of September 2021, the feds estimate it could cost DOE $7.2 billion to convert […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE publishes record of decision for test reactor environmental review
The Department of Energy has formalized its plans to build an advanced reactor at one of its national laboratories, the agency said in a press release Wednesday. In a record of decision document, DOE said it would aim to build its Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) at Idaho National Laboratory, the agency said. If Congress appropriates […]