RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 14 MISS. LAWMAKERS PROPOSE RESOLUTION AGAINST HOSTING HLW
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
URENCO USA ENRICHMENT PLANT COMPLETES PHASE II
Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 04/11/14 The URENCO USA uranium enrichment plant in New Mexico wrapped up Phase II activities this week when it introduced uranium hexafluoride gas into the plant’s last cascade. With the second phase completed, the facility’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRAP UP
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Perma-Fix Environmental Services announced this week that it has received a contract from Kemron Environmental Services to help in the cleanup of the Safety Light Superfund Site, located in South Centre Township,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
CORRECTION
In the April 4, 2014 issue of RadWaste Monitor, the “Wrap Up” section included a mistake concerning the amount awarded in an Army Corps of Engineers contract for the decommissioning of the MH-1A nuclear reactor currently installed on the STURGIS barge.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA FUNDS TO BE SHIFTED FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE
Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 4/11/2014 While a Department of Energy program supporting the American Centrifuge Project is set to come to an end next week, DOE is deciding how to reprogram National Nuclear Security Administration funds to keep the project alive.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
AGREEMENT STATE COMPATIBILITY AT CENTER OF NRC MEETING
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 The issue of Compatibility ‘B’ distinction between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulations and Agreement State regulations dominated the discussion during a Commission meeting held this week to discuss… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NAVAJO NATION RECEIVES BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR URANIUM MINE CLEANUP
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 The Navajo Nation last week received approximately $1 billion in a settlement that will aid in the cleanup of 50 abandoned uranium mine sites across the tribe’s land. The money comes in conjunction with a larger settlement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
EPA FINDS POTENTIAL RISK TO PUBLIC SHOULD WEST LAKE LANDFILL FIRE REACH RADWASTE
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2013 If the radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis were to come in contact with a smoldering fire nearby, it is unclear if an explosive event could occur, but there is a potential risk to public health, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
REP. JOHNSON ACCUSES DOE OF TRYING TO DRAIN YUCCA FUNDS
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) accused the Department of Energy this week of attempting to drain the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Nuclear Waste Fund appropriations so it cannot complete the Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
HOUSE LAWMAKERS CALL FOR FUNDING FOR CONSENT-BASED SITING APPROACH
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 A group of nine House lawmakers from five states with permanently shut down reactors are calling for funding to be provided in Fiscal Year 2015 so the Department of Energy can move forward with its plans for developing a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
US ECOLOGY TO PURCHASE EQ FOR $465 MILLION
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 US Ecology, Inc. this week announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire EQ – The Environmental Quality Company, an environmental services and waste management company based in Wayne, Mich., with facilities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES EMERGE FOR SOON-TO-BE-OPEN NRC SLOT
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 Several potential candidates have begun to emerge for a spot set to open on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission later this year. Current Commissioner William Magwood has been named to take over as Director General of the Paris-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]