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- First interim storage funding awards by summer, DOE says
- Nuke credit applications to open by March, DOE says
- Texas fighting to keep interim storage suit alive
- Holtec to submit permit modification request for Pilgrim water discharge in Q1 ‘23; no releases meantime
- Pfluger, from interim storage district, joins House energy panel
- NRC awaiting admin guidance on COVID emergency wind-down
- Wrap-up: S-2 Turk talks up nuke credits with key Senate energy panel; Hawley joins Senate ENR; GE Hitachi inks first contract for commercial SMR
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- Despite GOP majority in House, NE-8 Petry speculates no appetite for restarting Yucca
- Private companies ‘welcome’ to bid for DOE interim storage funding, NE-8 Petry says
- NRC cans utility request to resume work on withdrawn Diablo Canyon license renewal; considering regulatory exemption
- D.C. appeals court tosses enviros’ interim storage lawsuit against NRC; enviros vow to return
- Decision on Holtec interim storage license delayed to at least March, NRC says
- DOE adds funding to interim storage program; plans to double number of awards
- Bill aimed at blocking New Mexico interim storage clears state conservation panel
- Palisades restart would run afoul of DOE nuclear plant bailout rules, enviros tell Granholm
- OP-ED: 25th Year Anniversary of Failure & Opportunity
- Wrap-up: Capito needles NRC on telework; Canadian ministers tour repository tech facility; Orano Federal Services president tapped for NIC board
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- ‘Scientific basis’ needed for 100-year nuclear plant lifetimes, Huff says
- New Mexico legislature again aiming to block Holtec CISF
- California utilities commission starting work to approve Diablo Canyon life extension
- Civil penalties for unauthorized nuclear exports coming in February, DOE says
- Enviros angling to challenge Three Mile Island decom over water use
- Enviros’ poll claims New Mexicans oppose Holtec CISF
- DOE appoints Goff nuclear energy deputy
- Wrap-up: NRC greenlights NuScale reactor; Nebraska to explore SMRs; NAC Intl secures NRC approval for cask tech
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- ‘Not clear’ how private interim storage will fit into DOE effort, official says
- Enviros aim to sink Diablo Canyon bailout
- After federal bailout, NRC reviewing license extension for Diablo Canyon spent fuel
- Mass gov says state will ‘stand strong’ in Pilgrim wastewater debate
- Holtec preparing request for Pilgrim permit modification to allow wastewater discharge
- Cali nuclear plants running safely amid deadly rainfall, flooding
- PG&E reports reactor coolant leak at recently-saved Diablo Canyon plant
- Wrap-up: Holtec angling to build SMRs at coal sites; Vogtle startup delayed; Belgium to renew reactor licenses
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- What to watch in 2023: Civilian nuclear waste management
- NRC won’t rule out removal of Church Rock mine waste despite possible effect on Navajo
- Perry, Davis-Besse scandal stings FirstEnergy again with new FERC fine
- NRC releases proposed language of mandatory Dodd-Frank reforms for licensee credit
- Wrap-up: Holtec highlights ‘banner year’; More power woes at Zaporizhzhya; Michigan’s nuclear feasibility study
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- DOE nuclear energy core programs down slightly in full-year omnibus spending bill.
- DOE to start search for replacement spent fuel lead soon, Huff says
- For now, no path to federal interim storage, spent fuel caucus member Rep. Courtney says
- In reversal, Holtec to again seek federal bailout for shuttered Palisades plant
- Holtec tells EPA comments about Pilgrim discharge were ‘misconstrued,’ no unauthorized releases planned
- Following discussions with Holtec, NRC okays Indian Point trust fund agreement
- Wrap-up: Holtec SMRs in UK; Permanent IAEA presence at Ukraine nuke plants; Future nuclear engineer crowned Miss America
- Publication notice
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- Facing theft charges in two states, DOE spent fuel lead Brinton out of a job
- Pallone to be Democrats’ ranking member on House energy committee
- Holtec drafting response to scathing EPA declaration on Pilgrim wastewater discharge
- Orano finishes dismantling, packaging Vermont Yankee reactor
- Oral argument set in enviros’ latest move to halt TMI decom
- Biden admin taps Siu to chair NWTRB
- NRC removes monitoring requirements for Humboldt Bay ISFSI after decom
- Wrap-up: Government shutdown averted; DOE awards research vouchers; Personnel changes at NRC
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- DOE extends deadline for interim storage funding opportunity
- Second round of DOE nuclear credits planned for January ‘23
- EPA puts Holtec on notice over Pilgrim wastewater plan
- PG&E aiming for 2025 license renewal for Diablo Canyon plant
- Spent fuel storage move at Indian Point plant complete by February, Holtec says
- NRC to hold oral argument on enviros’ gambit to block Three Mile Island decom
- Vermont Yankee citizens group considers endorsing union criticism of NRC decom rule
- Wrap-up: DOE’s nuclear power outreach grant; Framatome to develop fuel storage for NuScale reactors; Bono stumps for nuclear
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- After DOE nuclear official charged with theft, agency divulges little about official response
- Second round of federal nuclear credits opening ‘soon,’ Huff says
- Holtec doubles down on its interpretation of EPA discharge permit for Pilgrim plant
- Minerals company joins Texas in defending right to sue NRC over interim storage site
- Second attempt at DOE bailout for Palisades unlikely
- Higher LLRW storage rates should affect plant decom cost estimates, NRC says
- Minor rad protection violations at Indian Point decom site, NRC says
- Wrap-up: Huff talks public trust in consent-based siting; All Ukrainian nuke plants back on the grid; Walter Haass (1931-2022)
- Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue
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- DOE announces billion-dollar bailout for Diablo Canyon plant
- After DOE bailout plan collapses, Holtec back to decommissioning Palisades plant
- Whitmer calls Palisades bailout miss a “temporary setback,” lauds restart efforts
- NM Gov Grisham asks Biden to block Holtec interim storage site
- Texas defends right to sue NRC over interim storage
- Brinton on leave of absence from DOE; Petry asked to stay on as acting nuclear waste chief
- Federal nuke waste organization should be ‘top priority’ for Congress, National Academy report says
- Publication Notice
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- ‘Irresponsible’ to advance nuclear technology without addressing waste, NRC commissioner Crowell says
- Nevada’s Cortez Masto clings to Senate seat
- Sponsor of Mass nuclear decom commission looking for ‘path forward’ following gov veto
- Citing D.C. court decision, NRC doubles down on claim that Texas cannot sue over interim storage
- NorthStar wraps up GTCC storage at Vermont Yankee
- NRC greenlights work on rule giving tribal governments advance notice of rad materials shipments
- Wrap-up: Granholm, Huff talk nuclear at COP27; Progress on Fukushima wastewater plan; Another Ukraine nuke plant loses offsite power
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- Court appears skeptical of enviros’ arguments against Texas interim storage site
- As midterm results roll in, result unclear for anti-Yucca Nevada senator, governor
- Provision in Mass. economic development bill could block Pilgrim wastewater discharge until ‘25
- DOE’s 10-year timeline for interim storage siting dependent on ‘timely’ congressional action on nuke waste law
- Constellation to renew licenses of all nuclear plants thanks to fed tax credits, CEO says
- NWTRB taps acting chief Ogg to lead board
- Wrap-up: SC congressman calls to restart Yucca Mountain; NRC to conduct investigation at Texas research reactor; Leadership changes at Entergy Nuclear
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- NRC pushes final licensing decision for Holtec interim storage site to Feb ‘23
- PG&E applies for Diablo Canyon life extension
- NM court nixes oral arguments in interim storage case
- Mass. lawmakers slam Holtec for ‘misinterpretation’ of Pilgrim nuke plant wastewater permit
- After shutdown near-miss, Constellation seeking 20-year extension for Dresden plant
- Entergy ‘optimistic’ about benefits of Inflation Reduction Act, nuclear tax credits
- Entergy nuclear business reports Q3 losses thanks to Palisades closure, segment ‘wind-down’
- Plant shutdowns contributed to fewer regs violations in 2021, NRC says in report
- Wrap-up: Levin introduces bill to extend spent fuel cask lifetime; Deep Isolation to handle waste for Argonne reprocessing project; Westinghouse to build Polish nuke plants; Zaporizhzhya power off again
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- Feds ‘have a role’ in interim storage alongside private sector, Granholm says
- Granholm stumps for existing nuclear fleet, fuel supply chain at IAEA conference
- Holtec expects update on DOE bailout for Palisades by end of 2022
- NRC won’t enforce radioactive materials violation at Diablo Canyon, agency says
- Levin proposes NRC public engagement office in new bill
- DC court approves Public Citizen withdrawal from interim storage case
- NRC asks Holtec to clear up ‘conflict’ in Indian Point trust fund agreement
- NRC will not comment on Nevada gambit to kill Yucca, agency tells congresswoman
- Wrap-up: Huff says reactor closures a ‘step backwards;’ Zaporizhzhya engineers struggling to keep power on; DOE announces $150M for Idaho lab infrastructure
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- Palisades plant to have new congressional rep after midterms
- Public Citizen pulls out of interim storage suit
- Cali state agency approves SONGS spent fuel storage extension
- Regs changes for rad waste transport due in ‘24, NRC says
- Despite Palisades closure, average summer nuclear outages lower than 2021, EIA says
- Michigan Gov Whitmer signs bill standing up nuclear power study
- NRC joins Instagram
- Wrap-up: Nuclear science week; DOE awards $38M for used fuel projects; Vogtle 3 fuel loaded; Holtec, Hyundai steel SMR partnership
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- Mass state senator advocating for Pilgrim wastewater study
- Candidates for SONGS congressional district differ on Yucca Mountain
- NRC considering public concerns about proposed decom rulemaking, agency tells Markey
- Cameco, Brookfield Renewable to own Westinghouse
- Most California voters support Diablo Canyon life extension, UC Berkeley poll finds
- Manchin NDAA amendment would scale up domestic uranium, HALEU production
- Wrap-up: Granholm to hold press conference with IAEA’s Grossi, Zaporizhzhia struggling with power connection; Eric Beckjord (1929-2022)
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- Second round of nuclear credits open to all plant operators, DOE says in draft guidance
- DOE needs 10 years to site federal interim storage site, senior official says
- DOE announcement on nuclear plant coming ‘as soon as possible’
- Nevada US Senate candidates neck-in-neck in polling, opposition to Yucca mountain
- Kewaunee decommissioning to begin soon
- Mich. lawmaker hopes to see Palisades reopen, praises restart efforts
- Wrap-up: Huff at Gen IV conference; DOE’s 45th birthday; Virginia to pursue SMRs
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- DOE nuclear waste, energy programs tread water in stopgap budget to start fiscal year 2023
- NRC has no timeline for considering Nevada’s play to permanently kill Yucca licensing
- Earliest wastewater discharge from Pilgrim plant in Q1 2023, Holtec says
- Last of Vermont Yankee’s low-level waste to be packaged in October, NorthStar says
- ‘Unlikely allies’ in nuclear waste management: 20 minutes with Sam Brinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy
- Wrap-up: Granholm at IAEA; First Belgian reactor to shutter; Donald Ross (1923-2022)
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- In NRC filing, Nevada Gov. Sisolak aims to slay ‘zombie-like’ Yucca Mountain once and for all
- $16M in funding up for grabs in new DOE consent-based siting grant
- Spent fuel caucus co-founder Levin takes victory lap on interim storage funding award
- Stakeholders discuss Palisades restart gambit at NRC decom meeting
- FirstEnergy CEO Strah resigns; no severance
- Diablo Canyon generated 8% of Cali electricity in 2021, EIA says
- Wrap-up: Spent fuel caucus meets with NRC chair; Class-action against NuScale
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- Palisades restart uncertain as DOE weighs bailout bids
- DOE to announce nuclear credits awardees as soon as October
- Oral argument scheduled in NM interim storage suit
- NRC proposes rad waste transport regs change for ‘harmonization’ with international standards
- Orano, Spectra Tech announce joint venture
- DOE program manager Barr retires
- Wrap-up: DOE’s interim storage summary; Retiring coal sites for new nuclear; Swiss repository selected
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- Interim storage could last decades — or centuries
- Time’s up for DOE nuclear credit submissions
- PG&E seeking federal bailout for Diablo Canyon
- Constellation highlights ‘reliable’ nuclear fleet, interim storage efforts in sustainability report
- Wrap Up: Zaporizhzhia disconnected from Ukrainian grid amid shelling; Huff at WNA conference
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- Judges question NRC authority to license interim storage; cast shadow over ISP site in Texas, dry storage pads across the U.S.
- California Senate passes Diablo Canyon lifeline
- Summary of public comment on DOE interim storage inquiry due in September, spox says
- Enviros, Cali lawmakers oppose Diablo Canyon life extension
- DOE rolls out diversity & inclusion plan
- Navy to contract out USS Enterprise dismantling
- Wrap-up: IAEA visits threatened Zaporizhzhia plant; Entergy employee saves child; Vernon Haywood (1950-2022)
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- House passes Inflation Reduction Act, another lifeline for U.S. nuclear fleet
- New NRC commissioner Caputo sworn in, Crowell up next
- Number of application for nuclear credits could delay rollout, DOE says
- Final briefs filed in enviros’ interim storage lawsuit
- Perma-Fix sees sluggish recovery from pandemic despite revenue boost
- Wrap-up: Holtec shipping casks to India; Deep Isolation and Amentum’s rad waste partnership; Terrestrial Energy to develop advanced reactors in Canada
- Publication notice
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- Texas, NRC spar over ‘major questions’ legal argument in interim storage suit
- NRC back at five commissioners as Senate confirms Caputo, Crowell
- PG&E considering extending Diablo Canyon despite expected difficulties, CEO says
- Michigan still on the hunt for Palisades plant savior
- Entergy nuclear segment back in the black in Q2 after Palisades sale
- All safety issues resolved at Oyster Creek, Holtec tells NRC
- NRC to greenlight NuScale advanced reactor design
- Nuclear made up 9% of total energy retirements in first half of 2022, EIA says
- Wrap up: NRC greenlights Vogtle operations; ANS rails missiles at Ukrainian nuke plant; Germany reconsidering nuclear decom; GE Hitachi advanced reactor at Clinch River
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- Senate appropriators back White House’s interim storage spending shuffle
- Summary of interim storage RFI responses coming ‘soon,’ senior DOE official says
- Supreme Court ‘major questions’ ruling still doesn’t affect interim storage lawsuit, NRC says
- Senate environment committee approves Caputo, Crowell for NRC slots
- Manchin bill would establish nuke waste agency to lead repository siting
- Major SONGS reactor parts headed to disposal facility
- DOE publishes record of decision for test reactor environmental review
- Wrap up: Pollutants in Pilgrim water test; Western governors against interim storage
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- House passes DOE budget with interim storage spending shuffle intact
- Senate EPW postpones vote on Caputo, Crowell NRC noms
- NRC interim storage license violates separation of powers, enviros argue
- Holtec, Entergy ink agreement to explore advanced reactor deployment
- Sierra Club joins New Mexico to oppose Holtec interim storage in Eddy County
- Wrap up: Schedule set in TX interim storage case; Westinghouse to help plan Norway nuke decoms; NRC hands-off on possible Palisades restart; Entergy COO out
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- NRC staff recommends license for proposed Holtec interim storage site
- In reversal, PG&E to seek federal nuclear credits for Diablo Canyon
- NRC to address Texas AG’s invocation of Supreme Court EPA ruling
- Enviros are latest to invoke Supreme Court EPA ruling against commercial interim storage
- DOE to resume stakeholder working group for spent fuel transport, agency tells NWTRB
- Wrap up: Holtec rules out wastewater transport for Pilgrim
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- SCOTUS EPA ruling means NRC can’t license temp storage of spent nuclear fuel, Texas says
- Titus offers consent-based siting mandate as defense bill amendment
- In scathing letter, EPA fires back at Holtec claims about Pilgrim wastewater discharge
- Palisades, Big Rock Point sites could host advanced reactors, Holtec says
- Nuclear energy consumption hit new low in ‘21, EIA says
- Congress must act to stop industry ‘tailspin” on spent fuel reprocessing, Curio CEO says
- Wrap Up: WCS sponsors Paducah local event; EU counts nuclear as green tech
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- House appropriators moving forward with Biden interim storage funding shuffle
- House lawmakers rail against private interim storage during FY2023 budget debate
- DOE grants nuke credits extension for PG&E as Calif weighs cash for Diablo Canyon life support
- DOE hires nuclear waste advocate, LGBTQ ally Brinton to run spent fuel, waste programs
- Holtec, Entergy finalize Palisades nuclear plant sale
- NRC updates its docs as EnergySolutions, Dominion lock in Kewaunee plant sale
- Wrap Up: Jacobs gets Nordic decom contract; U.S. rails against Russia at int’l spent fuel convention
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- DOE Nuclear Energy top line up in House’s first draft of 2023 budget
- Simpson skeptical about Biden admin’s interim storage spending shuffle
- DOE seeking public comment on nuke credits rules change
- Kewaunee sale to EnergySolutions final by end of June, company says
- Enviros’ interim storage suit barking up the wrong tree, ISP says
- Wrap Up: Huff at NEI; DOE advanced nuclear research awards
