RadWaste Vol. 7 No. 45 Two Communities Advance in Canadian Spent Fuel Repository Site Search
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Senate Moves Forward on Confirming Baran’s Re-Nomination to NRC
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 The Senate appears set to confirm early next week Jeffrey Baran to a longer term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after voting this week to approve a cloture motion to limit debate on Baran’s nomination. President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Proposal Would Shake Up Utah DEQ Amid State’s DU Review
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 A proposal currently under consideration in the Utah state legislature would combine the Department of Environmental Quality’s divisions of Radiation Control and Solid and Hazardous Waste into one organization. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear Waste Fund at Approximately $40B, DOE IG Audit Says
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 The Nuclear Waste Fund grew $3.2 billion from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2014 despite the hiatus in the collection of the NWF fee, according to the annual audit conducted by the Department of Energy’s Inspect General… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Army Seeks NRC License Termination for Jefferson Proving Ground
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 The U.S. Army is seeking a license termination from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its Depleted Uranium Impact Area at the Jefferson Proving Ground in southeastern Indiana that would leave thousands of pounds of depleted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Canada Extends Chalk River RFRE
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 Natural Resources Canada last week extended the deadline for submittals to the Request for Response Evaluation on the government’s procurement to manage Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s nuclear laboratories.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Metropolis Plant to Enter Maintenance Shutdown in Early January
Kenneth Fletcher RW Monitor 12/5/2014 Honeywell’s Metropolis Works uranium conversion plant is slated to enter a 90-day “routine maintenance shutdown” in early January to make facility upgrades. While the facility last month experienced a uranium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Sen. Boxer Continues Fight against NRC Document Policy
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) this week continued her fight against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s refusal to hand over sensitive documents to Congressional oversight. Boxer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Plans To Issue RFP for High-Level Waste Railcar This Month
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy plans to issue a Request for Proposal in early December for the design and prototype fabrication of railcars to transport high-level nuclear waste, according to a pre-solicitation notice issued in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Wrap Up
RW Monitor 12/5/2014 IN THE NRC The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance document for the review of security exemptions at decommissioning plants, according to a notice in the Federal Register this week. If… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]