Vol. 18, No. 30 
Trump nominates Nieh to serve on NRC
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Caputo to step down from NRC amid changes
Second-term commissioner Annie Caputo has decided to resign from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an NRC spokesperson confirmed Tuesday morning. Caputo’s resignation announcement comes the day after David Wright was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on… 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
Senate confirms David Wright for another term with NRC
The U.S. Senate confirmed David Wright’s nomination to serve a new five-year term with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after a 50 – 39 vote Monday night. Nearly all Republican senators voted in support of Wright’s confirmation, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska),… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
TVA reports increase in third quarter revenue amid nuclear outages
Earnings rose at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Knoxville, Tenn., in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, which the federal utility attributed to higher rates and sales. The net earnings of the third quarter of fiscal 2025 ended June 30 were $212 million, up… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Westinghouse, United Arab Emirates look to team up on AP1000 deployment
Westinghouse and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore speeding up deployment of AP1000 reactors in the United States. Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, signed the agreement with Westinghouse in Washington, D.C. on Friday July 25. Westinghouse said the MOU supports President Donald Trump’s goal […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Fluor expects SRS pits contract out in coming months
Earnings rose at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the second quarter, despite what the engineering and construction company described as hesitancy in world trade markets. Over the next 12 months, Fluor expects to pursue Department of Energy contracts for work at the Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Ontario Power’s Pickering waste storage site OK’d by CNSC
Ontario Power Generation has received approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to construct and operate the Pickering Component Storage Structure at the Pickering Waste Management Facility. The Pickering nuclear plant is located near Toronto. The Pickering Component Storage unit is required for storage of low- intermediate-level waste that results from refurbishment of Pickering Nuclear […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Lawsuit challenging NRC’s SMR licensing paused until September
A federal district judge in Texas has agreed to suspend proceedings until Sept. 29 in a lawsuit by Texas, Utah and Last Energy that challenges Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing for small reactors. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle issued the latest… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Oswego interested in hosting New York’s next nuclear plant
Constellation Energy’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant in Oswego, N.Y. is being considered as a potential deployment site for an advanced nuclear reactor, a New York television station WSTM reported July 25. Last month New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), announced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Tennessee forgoes sales tax on nuclear projects
Tennessee lawmakers recently modified certain tax laws related to nuclear facilities, including Orano USA’s multi-billion dollar uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge. In Senate Bill 885/House Bill 1133, sponsored by state senator Shane Reeves (R) and state… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
ORNL, Atomic Canyon work on AI to streamline nuclear licensing
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and a privately-held artificial intelligence company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week to use AI to streamline licensing for new nuclear projects. The agreement was signed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: TVA chief nuclear officer resigning; Last Energy moves forward in UK; Fermi America, Hyundai E&C signs MOU; X-Energy purchases new testing facility
Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch has announced his resignation from Tennessee Valley Authority, effective by March 1, 2026, according to a July 14 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In his role as chief nuclear officer, Rausch is overseeing seven TVA… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]