RadWaste Vol. 8 No. 13 Sen. Feinstein Raises Questions About Former Deputy Energy Secretary’s New Post at Centrus
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE De-Comingles Defense and Commercial Waste
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/27/2015 President Barack Obama this week authorized the separation of defense high-level nuclear waste from commercial high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel, otherwise known as “de-comingling,” paving the way for a… 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
Sen. Reid, Ardent Yucca Mountain Opponent, Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2016
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this week that he will not seek re-election after his term expires in 2016. Reid, one of Yucca Mountain’s staunchest opponents, has served as senator for 28 years,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
WCS and EnergySolutions Tangle Over Down-Blended Waste Disposal In Pair of Lawsuits
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 Waste Control Specialists and EnergySolutions are embattled in a legal dispute over alleged “monopolistic behavior” by WCS for refusing to enter into a disposal contract to take EnergySolutions’ Semprasafe-produced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Bipartisan Bill, DOE Announcement Move Interim Storage Closer
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 Action on nuclear waste reform took major strides this week as a bipartisan Senate bill emerged that would allow interim storage, while the Department of Energy announced that it would begin taking an active role in siting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
As DOE Looks to Use Consent-Based Process for Interim Facility, How Should Consent Be Measured?
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 With the Department of Energy announcing this week that it plans to take “affirmative steps” to siting a consent-based pilot interim storage facility, questions still remain over how best to measure consensus.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Senate E&W Appropriators Seek to Clarify WCS Interim Storage Facility
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) indicated this week that he would like to include clarifying language in Appropriations legislation that would enable the Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Releases Proposed Part 61 Rulemaking
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released this week its proposed 10.CFR.61 rulemaking, including a new three-tiered approach to evaluate performance assessment periods for low-level waste disposal sites, according to a posting… 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
NRC Would Need $25 to $30 Million to Start Yucca Adjudication, NRC Chair Says
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 To start the Yucca Mountain adjudication process, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would need $25 million to $30 million in Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations, NRC Chair Steven Burns said this week during a hearing in front… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada Congressman Calls for Open Dialogue on Yucca Mountain Incentives
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/27/2015 A Nevada congressman is calling for a more open dialogue on potentially opening Yucca Mountain in the state, according to an editorial appearing in the Las Vegas Review-Journal last weekend. Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-Nev.), who… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]