Vol. 7, No. 58

Decommissioning

Newsom inks Diablo Canyon bailout

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) late last week signed a bill aimed at keeping the Golden State’s last operating nuclear plant online into the next decade, his office said. The legislation, which Newsom signed into law Friday afternoon, authorizes the California Department of Water Resources to loan Diablo Canyon Power Plant operators Pacific Gas & […]
  • Decommissioning

    Last day for DOE nuclear credit submissions

    Operators of financially-troubled nuclear power plants are about out of time to apply for the first round of federal bailouts through the Department of Energy’s civil nuclear credits program. Tuesday is the deadline for the first $1.2 billion funding cycle under DOE’s nuclear credits program, unveiled as part of the White House’s November bipartisan infrastructure […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Los Alamos has DOE blessing to resume part of previously limited Area G ops

    The Department of Energy granted a request by Los Alamos National Laboratory’ cleanup contractor in New Mexico to resume “drilling and draining” containers with free liquids to prepare them for shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, an agency spokesperson said Friday. DOE has also endorsed plans by Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) to […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Contaminated container identified during WIPP maintenance

    Discovery of radioactive contamination on a transuranic waste transportation container in August prompted the Department of Energy to pause certain work at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., a spokesperson said Friday. During maintenance on Aug. 24, a staffer spotted an “unexpected substance” near the bottom of the shipping container, a Waste Isolation […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 07: Meeting, Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Eastern time. La Fonda on the Plaza, La Terraza Meeting Room, 100 East San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. And streaming […]

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