RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 29

Commercial Low-Level Waste

Waste Control Specialists Looks to Dispose of TRU, GTCC Wastes

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 Waste Control Specialists filed a petition for rulemaking earlier this week with the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality to allow the disposal of some transuranic waste and Greater-than-Class-C waste in its federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Releases Documents for Draft Final Waste Confidence Rule

    Martin Schneider RW Monitor 7/25/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff submitted the draft final Waste Confidence rule—now proposed to be known as the “Continued Storage” rule—to the NRC Commissioners this week, a move that likely… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    White House Nominates Two to NRC

    Magwood Sets Departure Date, Enviro. Groups Still Call for Resignation Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 The Obama Administration this week nominated Stephen Burns and Jeff Baran to fill open spots on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The duo had been viewed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Senate E&W Approps Bill Backs Centralized Interim Storage of Spent Fuel

    Martin Schneider RW Monitor 7/25/2014 Senate appropriators provided strong backing for centralized interim storage of spent fuel in the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations bill released by the full Appropriations Committee this week, though there is not expected… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC Rad Source Security a Concern for Senate Appropriators

    Martin Schneider RW Monitor 7/25/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s regulations governing security of radiological sources are drawing concern from Senate appropriators, who including language aimed at forcing more stringent controls in their version… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Nye County Opposes Nevada’s Request for Yucca Defense Funds

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 Nye County, Nev., home of Yucca Mountain, intends to fight back against the state of Nevada’s planned request for additional funding for activities related to squashing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Firm Looks to Purchase Shuttered Kewaunee Nuke Plant

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 A Illinois-based engineering firm has begun to make waves in Wisconsin by trying to purchase the Kewaunee Power Station in hopes of re-starting the closed plant. RGA Labs Inc. believes it can harness value from the plant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Missouri Lawmakers Concerned Over West Lake Barrier Timeline

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 Members of Missouri’s Congressional delegation are concerned with the unclear timeline of the construction of an isolation barrier at the West Lake Landfill near St. Louis, according to a letter they sent to the Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • International

    MRI Issues RFP for Fukushima Fuel Debris Feasibility Studies

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 The Mitsubishi Research Institute, the Japanese government decommissioning representative, has issued a Request for Proposals for studies to analyze innovative approaches for fuel debris retrieval at the Fukushima-Daiichi… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Will Revisit Spent Fuel Storage Casks CoC Regulations

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 7/25/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will consider six points raised by a petition sent on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute concerning the issuance of certificates of compliance for spent fuel storage casks, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    GE-Hitachi to Halt Most Work on Laser Enrichment Technology

    Staff Reports RW Monitor 7/25/2014 GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) announced late this week plans to suspend most work on its Silex-based laser enrichment technology as a result of adverse market conditions. In this week’s release, Silex said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap Up

    RW Monitor 7/25/2014 IN THE NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff have issued a finding of no significant impact for an environmental assessment of exemptions requested by Southern California Edison that would allow access to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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