RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 24 Will Transuranic Waste Repository Issues Affect DOE’s Planned Interim Storage Program?
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Apostolakis Out As NRC Commissioner
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 NRC Commissioner George Apostolakis will not be re-nominated for another term as commissioner after his current one expires at the end of the month, his office confirmed this week. It was widely speculated that Apostolakis… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Senate Approps. Bill Includes Pilot Interim Storage Authorization
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/20/2013 The proposed Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill includes a reform to the nation’s nuclear waste policy that would enable the construction of a pilot interim storage facility, Senate Energy and Water Development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Deputy Energy Secretary Poneman to Leave DOE This Fall
Mike Nartker RW Monitor 6/20/2014 After five years, Daniel Poneman is stepping down as Deputy Energy Secretary this fall. Poneman’s departure plans were announced in a message Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz sent to employees late this week. “It… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
INTERVIEW: DOE’s Poneman on Efforts to Implement Consent-Based Siting for High-Level Waste Facilities, Future of U.S. Enrichment
The following interview with Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman, who announced this week plans to leave DOE in the fall, was conducted by ExchangeMonitor Publications Editor-in-Chief Mike Nartker. RW Monitor 6/20/2014 As the Department of Energy looks to move… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Credibility Issues Hurting Waste Management Program, Experts Say
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 The Department of Energy’s loss of credibility in the handling of the nation’s high-level nuclear waste was the dominate obstacle impeding a successful waste management program identified last week during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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International
New Mexico Startup Enters Moly-99 Mix
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 A New Mexico startup, Eden Radioisotopes LLC, which features former Sandia National Laboratory researchers, has emerged as the latest company attempting to build a facility dedicated to the production of molybdenum-99. With… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Michigan Senate Passes Resolution Against Proposed Canadian DGR
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 The legislation package aimed at stopping the construction of the proposed Canadian low-level radioactive waste repository passed the Michigan state Senate unanimously late last week. Ontario Power Generation’s planned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
EnergySolutions Closing Memphis Processing Facility
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 EnergySolutions announced this week the closure of its Memphis Processing Facility, according to an internal announcement obtained by RW Monitor. EnergySolutions acquired the facility back in March when it purchased all of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
US Ecology Finalizes EQ Acquisition
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 U.S. Ecology finalized its purchase of The Environmental Quality Company this week for $465 million, making the previously announced acquisition official. US Ecology announced back in April that it would purchase EQ in an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
UK National Nuclear Lab Developing Freezing Technology
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 The United Kingdom’s National Nuclear Laboratory signed an agreement this week to work more closely with Studsvik UK Limited and FriGeo AB on the development and application of a freezing technology. The technology… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Enviro. Groups Call for NRC Commissioner’s Resignation
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 6/20/2014 A group of 34 environmental activist groups this week called for the resignation of NRC Commissioner William Magwood for accepting a position with an international organization that promotes nuclear energy while he still… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Wrap Up: At Fukushima, In the Industry, In NWTRB
RW Monitor 6/20/2014 AT FUKUSHIMA The Tokyo Electric Power Company is reportedly having a difficult time with the beginning stages of the construction of its ‘ice wall’ at the Fukushima-Daiichi cleanup. The ice wall is part of TEPCO’s larger… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Converdyn Sues DOE in Effort to Halt Uranium Transfers
Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 6/20/2014 Uranium conversion company Converdyn has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy in an effort to stop the Department’s uranium transfers, which the company claims will cost it $40.5 million in lost revenue… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]