Vol. 6, No. 41 Masks Mandatory Again Inside Many DOE Buildings as COVID Transmissions Rise
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Budget & Policy
Superfund Sites Could Share in $3.5B Over 5 Years in Infrastructure Bill
A roughly $1-trillion infrastructure bill negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators could provide Superfund sites with more than $3 billion for cleanup over the next five years. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would increase federal investment in projects including roads, bridges and broadband —and quicken cleanup of environmental contamination through $3.5 billion […]
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Budget & Policy
Nuke Credits Program Makes the Cut in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The nation’s nuclear fleet would get a cash injection if the Joe Biden administration’s proposed bipartisan infrastructure bill becomes law, according to a summary of the trillion-dollar measure. Under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Department of Energy would get roughly $6 billion to dole out over four fiscal years to struggling nuclear […]
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Life Extension Programs
As Part of NDAA, Armed Services Panel Wants Briefing on NNSA Review of B61-12, W 88 Alt-370 Delays
A House Armed Services panel on Tuesday called for a briefing about delays to a bomb and warhead refurb at the National Nuclear Security Administration and a new report on planned subcritical testing facilities. The strategic forces subcommittee wrote the requirements into a report appended to its portion of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to Officially Nix Reprocessing Regs Probe
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is officially doing away with a proposed rulemaking that would govern spent fuel reprocessing, according to an agency notice published Thursday. Declining industry interest in spent fuel reprocessing, higher priorities in spent fuel management and “budgetary constraints” were the main drivers in discontinuing the staff rulemaking activity that began in 2013, […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Enviros’ Suit Against Interim Storage Still on Hold While NRC Tackles Licensing
A federal suit against a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel remains in limbo while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission works through licensing proceedings, according to a Wednesday court filing from the agency. Holtec International’s application for a federal license to build an interim storage facility in Lea County, N.M. is “still under consideration […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
No Decision Issued Yet by EM Brass on Savannah River Panel’s Staffing Proposal
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has made no decision yet on a Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board proposal to allow members to serve beyond their term expiration dates in order to keep the panel near full strength. The Office of Environmental Management (EM) headquarters is reviewing the Savannah River Site (SRS) […]