RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 19 Senate EPW Chair Reprimands NRC for Overcrowding of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pools
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Commercial Decommissioning
Sen. Sanders Fights for Expanded State Role in Nuke Plant Decommissioning
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a chorus of state stakeholders criticizing the lack of state and local input into the decisions behind a utility’s decommissioning plan for commercial reactors during a Senate Environment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear Waste Fund Fee Reduced to Zero
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 The Nuclear Waste Fund fee was reduced to zero May 16 as the Department of Energy complied with a federal court’s ruling from late last year that said the fee should be eliminated until a time when DOE either makes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Army Corps Buffalo District Issues Presolicitation Notice for Luckey Cleanup
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 The Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District issued a presolicitation notice this week to help begin the planning for a procurement to award a new contract, expected to be worth up to $100 million over 10 years, for environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Seeking Public Comment on LLRW Strategic Assessment Update
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program is soliciting public comment on a new update to its 2007 Strategic Assessment to address developments in the national program for LLRW disposal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
USEC Reports $50.8 Million Net Loss in First Quarter 2014
Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 5/16/2014 USEC this week reported a net loss of $50.8 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to a loss of just $2 million in the same quarter last year, with the heavier losses largely a result of the end of enrichment operations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Northwest Medical Isotopes Announces Plan for Moly-99 Facility
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 Northwest Medical Isotopes announced late last week plans to construct a radioisotope production facility at Discovery Ridge Research Park in Columbia, Mo. to manufacture the production of molybdenum-99, an isotope used in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Government Agencies Closing In on Agreement on Roles for SLDA Cleanup
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 A Site-Specific Memorandum of Understanding concerning the roles of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy at the cleanup of the Shallow Land Disposal Area site in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Valhi Blames Cask Shortage for WCS Operating Loss In Q1 2014
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 Valhi, Inc., the parent company of Waste Control Specialists, reported this week that its waste management segment suffered an operating loss of $8.5 million in the first quarter of 2014, a larger loss compared to the operating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
International Isotopes Suffers Net Loss In Q1 2014, But Improving from 2013
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 5/16/2014 International Isotopes this week reported a net loss of $452,205 during the first quarter of 2014, an improvement compared to the $668,892 loss suffered in the first quarter of 2013. The company also reported an increase… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: In the Industry
RW Monitor 5/16/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY The Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois awarded a contract to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. for the demilitarization and disposal of 78,000 depleted uranium rounds. The contract,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]