RadWaste Vol. 8 No. 46

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Wrap Up

IN THE U.S. The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday released data on the growing amount of spent fuel left from operation of 118 commercial reactors from 1968 through June 2013. The latest data from the Nuclear Fuel Data Survey shows a total of 241,468 fuel assemblies, with a starting loading weight of about 70,000 […]
  • Innovation & Infrastructure

    Kurion Buys U.K. Robotics Company

    Chris Schneidmiller WC Monitor 12/11/2015 Nuclear waste cleanup technology specialist Kurion on Tuesday announced its third acquisition in four years – Oxford Technologies, a robotic systems  maker based in the United Kingdom. Oxford Technologies provides expertise and technology for remote handling, complex plant assembly, and operations in irradiated areas. Its remote tools have been used […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC Approves Vermont Yankee Emergency Plan Exemption

    Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 12/11/2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday granted Entergy’s request to alter the emergency preparedness plan at its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, meaning the shuttered facility will adhere to reduced safety requirements starting on April 15, 2016. The exemption reduces the requirement to only on-site emergency preparedness. State and local […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    North Dakota Faces Opposition on Waste Radioactivity Level Ruling

    Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 12/11/2015 An environmentalist in North Dakota says legal action against the state is likely over recent rule changes that allow for higher radioactivity levels in oil-field waste. The rule changes, set to take effect Jan. 1, will boost annual radiation-level allowances for state landfills from 5 picocuries per gram of material […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Army Corps Releases Plan For Niagara Falls Site Cleanup

    Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 12/11/2015 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) last week released its feasibility study and proposed plan for cleanup of the Niagara Falls Storage Site, a 191-acre property that contains radioactive material linked to Manhattan Project operations. Though he said it could be some time before the cleanup project receives full […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    EPA Orders Fire Prevention Steps at West Lake Landfill

    Chris Schneidmiller RW Monitor 12/11/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered three businesses to develop and submit a plan for preventing surface fires at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo. The order is a response to an Oct. 24 brush fire at West Lake Landfill, which contains radioactive waste from former […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Vermont Official Questions Direction of NRC Rule

    Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 12/11/2015 A Vermont official on Wednesday voiced concerns over the direction he perceives the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is taking in considering changes to how licensees of nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning access dedicated trust funds set aside to pay for the work. NRC economist Mike Dusaniwskyj said Wednesday the agency is […]

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