Vol. 18, No. 34 
DOE seeks data center proposals for Idaho National Lab
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Budget & Policy
Senate Republicans trying to confirm nominees en bloc soon
The Senate Thursday, after a couple tries and failed attempts, finally voted 53-43 to invoke cloture on restoring en bloc consideration of President Donald Trump’s nominations. The move has implications for the president’s nominees to head nuclear-related… 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
NRC accepts Fermi America’s partial license application for review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has agreed to review the first two parts of Fermi America’s combined license application. The application contained sufficient design information for a license to construct four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the proposed site… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Urenco USA starts up second cascade for expanded uranium enrichment
Urenco USA has started producing low-enriched uranium with its second new cascade of gas centrifuges at its enrichment facility in New Mexico, the company said Wednesday. Urenco USA, an affiliate of the European Urenco Group, said it started the cascade ahead of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE invests $134 million in fusion energy research
The Department of Energy this week announced $134 million in funding towards two fusion energy-based technology programs. DOE has allocated $128 million towards Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives, according to the Wednesday press release. It… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Curio successfully tests nuclear fuel recycling technology in DOE labs
Curio recently announced the completion of a laboratory-scale demonstration for its nuclear fuel recycling technology, NuCycle, in collaboration with four Department of Energy National Laboratories. DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Pacific Northwest National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Deep Fission raises $30M in funding
Deep Fission has raised $30 million in private funding to finance the deployment of its underground advanced nuclear reactor, the company announced Monday. The funding comes weeks after Berkeley, Calif.-based nuclear technology developer was named as one of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to hold public meeting for Oyster Creek License Termination Plan
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a hybrid meeting on Sept. 17 to discuss Holtec Decommissioning International’s licensing termination plan for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generation Station in New Jersey. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
DOE announces investment of over $35 million toward national labs
The Department of Energy announced recently it will provide over $35 million toward 42 projects with aims to advance emerging energy technologies at DOE national laboratories related to nuclear energy and artificial intelligence. The awards were made through DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Constellation taps Mudrick as new nuclear lead
Constellation has appointed Chris Mudrick as its chief nuclear officer, effective Sept. 29. Mudrick, who currently serves as Constellation’s senior vice president of generation growth, will replace Dave Rhoades, who is retiring at the end of the year after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Round Up: NRC David Wright sworn in; BWXT taps new chief strategy officer; NWTRB reschedules meeting; more
David Wright has been ceremonially sworn in as Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair earlier this week. Wright has been officially back with the nuclear regulatory agency since early August after being confirmed by the Senate on July 28. He returns on a new five-year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]