Vol. 7, No. 38 NorthStar adventurism at Kewaunee has not shaken EnergySolutions’ decom plans, COO says
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Decommissioning
No issues with Constellation using TMI-1 decom trust fund for spent fuel, site restoration, NRC says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering allowing the company that owns Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 1 reactor to dip into plant funds set aside for decommissioning to cover costs incurred after the plant has been fully dismantled, the agency said Monday. In a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) notice published on […]
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Budget & Policy
Early details of FY23 NDAA’s nuclear-weapons directives expected today, tomorrow
The annual defense appropriations process was set to begin in earnest Tuesday, when the House Armed Services Committee planned to reveal early details of its plans for the civilian nuclear weapons complex in 2023. The strategic forces subcommittee was set to unveil the text of its portion of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Decision time approaching for DOE on picking up Four Rivers option at Paducah
Jacobs-led Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership is less than two weeks away from the end of its five-year base period of its potential 10-year, $1.4-billion Deactivation and Remediation contract at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. The five-year base, which began in June 2017, is set to expire June 19, according to the latest DOE Office of […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Final NRC decom rule scheduled for May ‘24, agency says
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The final version of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s updated rule for decommissioning nuclear power plants should be ready in a little under two years, the agency said this week. NRC staff plan to send the updated decommissioning rule to the commissioners for approval in October 2023, teeing up final publication in the […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Early SEC filings shed light on NuScale finances
A small modular reactor developer recently unveiled its first public financial figures, which indicate the company will be in the red for quite a while as it presses ahead with its bid to reshape the nuclear power landscape. After filing numerous reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in May and late April, NuScale […]
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Budget & Policy
Panel seeks $100M annually for low-dose radiation impact; DOE role undecided
A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee is neutral on whether the Department of Energy should lead any revived federal research effort on potential health impacts of low-dose radiation, the head of the panel, said Friday. Tribal communities and atomic workers “generally do not support” a DOE-run low-dose radiation program, Joe Gray, professor […]