RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 29 Waste Control Specialists Looks to Dispose of TRU, GTCC Wastes
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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 keeps the NRC on track for approving the final rule by its promised October deadline. The NRC’s proposed waste confidence […]
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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 as likely candidates for the openings for some time. Burns previously worked for the […]
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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 to be further action on the legislation in the Senate. The full Senate Appropriations Committee had […]
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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 of the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations bill released this week. The bill would direct the NRC to establish mandatory security […]
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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 review of the proposed repository for the nation’s high-level nuclear waste. Two weeks ago, Nevada’s Board of Examiners, […]
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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 by moving away from the traditional utility model of operation and turning […]
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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 Protection Agency late last week. The EPA plans to construct an isolation barrier to […]
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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 power plant. The fuel debris removal at Fukushima has been described as one of the most difficult aspects of the project, […]
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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 to a posting in the Federal Register last week. NEI filed the petition in 2012 in […]
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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 that GLE now plans to consolidate efforts on the technology development activities to its Wilmington facility […]
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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 Station’s Decommissioning Trust Fund. SCE wants to be able to use funds from the trust to […]