Aspiring developers of advanced reactors line up to seek NRC approval
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
Fermi America, Texas Tech plan large data and power campus
Fermi America and Texas Tech University have agreed to collaborate on a power and data campus in Amarillo, Texas. Co-founded by former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and his son Griffin Perry, the energy development company Fermi America and Texas Tech intend to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear disposal company backs NIC plan for independent panel to address spent nuclear fuel
California-based Deep Isolation has praised the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council for its plan to address nuclear waste disposal policy in the United States, including establishment of an independent body outside the Department of Energy. The NIC’s action plan, Action Plan for Transforming the Back End of the U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle, provides an outline for […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Three-judge NRC panel denies latest Palisades challenge
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board panel has rejected the latest contentions filed by citizen groups against restart of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan. The three-judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) panel ruled… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Sizewell C picks construction companies for its nuclear project
Sizewell C has selected three construction companies to build a new nuclear plant in Suffolk, England. Sizewell C has signed a Program Alliance Agreement with construction companies Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics to form the Civil… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE awards 23 Rapid Turnaround projects
A dozen universities, two developers of small modular reactors and some national laboratories, have landed Rapid Turnaround Experiment projects with Nuclear Science User Facilities, from the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. The 23 award winners… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Round up: NRC Chair Wright terms ends; NRC renews VC Summer operating license; Energysec targets NEPA permits; more
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair David Wright’s term has concluded on Monday and is no longer with the commission, at least temporarily. Wright was originally sworn as a commissioner in May 2018 as he was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]