RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 39

Commercial Low-Level Waste

Missouri Demands Better Preventive Measures at Bridgeton Landfill

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Solid Waste Management Program is requiring the Bridgeton Landfill to develop corrective action plans to prevent the spread of a smoldering fire toward the ‘neck’ area separating it from the radioactively-contaminated West Lake Landfill, according to a letter sent to the landfill, released […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Yucca Mountain Design Meets NRC Regulatory Requirements, SER Volume Three Says

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 The Yucca Mountain repository design adequately addresses Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulatory requirements, according to Volume Three of the NRC’s Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report, released this week. Volume Three, which is a review of repository safety after closure, has been the focus of pro-Yucca lawmakers since the project was […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    EnergySolutions Worker Dies After Accident at Erwin, Tenn., Facility

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 An EnergySolutions worker died this week after suffering a fall of approximately 25 feet at the company’s Erwin, Tenn., facility. The worker was identified as Gary Reedy, 51.  EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker said Reedy had been employed at the facility for “a couple of years.” Walker also emphasized that […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Perma-Fix, Philotechnics Settle Leftover Waste Lawsuit

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Philotechnics, Ltd. reached a settlement late last week in a lawsuit over the handling of leftover waste containers. Terms of the settlement are not known, and Perma-Fix declined to comment this week beyond confirming that a settlement has occurred. Philotechnics could not be reached for […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Senator Wants Public Release of SLDA MOU

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) last week called on the Army Corps of Engineers to publicly release the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would allow the remediation of the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site in Armstrong County, Pa. to continue. The MOU is needed to clarify the roles of […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    NRC Schedules SONGS PSDAR Public Meeting

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to hold the public meeting for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s decommissioning plan Oct. 27. The NRC will meet with the public from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Carlsbad, Calif. to discuss and answer questions on Southern California Edison’s Post-Shutdown Decommissioning […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    PNNL Issues Sources Sought Notice for LLW and MLW Transport Contract

    Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/17/2014 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, through operator Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division, issued a sources sought notice this week for the transportation, treatment, final packaging, and disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste, according to a FedBizOpps posting. The contractor will have the responsibility of treating and transporting […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Wrap Up

    RW Monitor 10/17/2014 IN NRC Jeff Baran has taken his place as the 34th Commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after being sworn in this week. Baran was confirmed by the Senate last month to fill the position left by former-NRC Commissioner William Magwood, who left the Commission to serve as Director General of the […]

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