Vol. 18, No. 29 
Senate moves toward confirmation vote on NRC nominee David Wright
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Palisades takes key steps toward NRC restart approval
Holtec’s Palisades Nuclear Plant is inching closer to potential restart as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved six licensing actions Thursday for the Michigan plant. NRC staff has officially approved Holtec’s request to change Palisades facility license from a decommissioning status back to an operating license. NRC has also found no significant environmental impact. “The […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Nuclear deployment deadlines are aggressive but needed, panel says
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nuclear projects deadlines set out by President Donald Trump’s administration’s executive actions are aggressive but necessary, a panel of nuclear industry experts and members said Wednesday. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NEA outlines the spread of SMR projects internationally
The Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency released its third edition of its Small Modular Reactor Dashboard on Tuesday and its newest edition identified 127 SMR technologies being developed around the globe. As NEA officials said last week, out of the 127 SMR technologies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Slew of hurdles could hamper nuclear resurgence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite projected rising power demand, pro-nuclear White House orders and increased investor interest, many challenges remain for a “nuclear renaissance” to take place in the United States, an expert panel said here Wednesday. The nuclear industry has at best a “mixed” record on cost and schedule performance on nuclear power plants, said […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
DOE selects four nuclear complex sites for AI data center deployment
The Department of Energy has picked four nuclear complex sites to be used for deployment of new artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. DOE announced the Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in Kentucky… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Strict nuclear rules inhibit SMR deployment, industry witnesses say
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry analysts told a subcommittee of the Government Oversight Committee Tuesday that Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards are slowing down advanced nuclear deployment. At the same time, a former NRC chairman said stripping NRC… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Project Pele work gets off the ground with core reactor build
BWX Technologies has begun manufacturing the reactor core of Project Pele’s microreactor at its Innovation Campus in Lynchburg, Va., the company announced Thursday, in a press release. Pele is a mobile gas-cooled demonstration microreactor with the ability to produce 1.5 megawatts. The microreactor, which will be used by the Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office, […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Deep Isolation takes first steps towards going public
Deep Isolation announced Thursday it is moving to become a public company and merge with Aspen-1 Acquisition. The Berkeley, Calif. based nuclear disposal technology company has closed a reverse merger transaction with the U.S.-based blank check company Aspen-1 Acquisition, according to Deep Isolation’s Thursday press release. A reverse merger is a transaction where a private […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Oklo signs agreements with Vertiv and Liberty Energy
Oklo has recently entered into two energy-based agreements that utilize its advanced nuclear Aurora powerhouse, one involves teaming up with an oilfield services company that was founded by now Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The Santa Clara, Calif. based advanced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
NRC to hold meetings on Three Mile Island’s potential restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings on July 31 and Aug. 6 to discuss the potential restart of Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, in Middletown, PA. The July 31 meeting will be held in-person… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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International
Round Up: UK approves £38 billion for Sizewell C project; Rolls-Royce SMR, ČEZ begin site work for Czech SMR; BWXT works on TRISO fuel
The United Kingdom government has approved £38 billion ($51 billion USD) for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant project. The final investment decision from the UK government has given the green to Sizewell C plant. The approval marks the first time since 1995… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]