Vol. 19, No. 33 
Group of blue state AGs urge NRC to withdraw rulemakings
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Budget & Policy
Six nuclear bills advance out of the House Energy and Commerce
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced six nuclear energy-related bills out of committee to the full House after a three-hour markup hearing Wednesday. The nuclear bills made up six of the 10 pieces of legislation approved during the markup. All nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump signs continuing resolution and shutdown averted, Cole still criticizes Senate
The House of Representatives voted 370-48 Tuesday to pass a conferenced, short-term continuing resolution (CR) funding the federal government through Dec. 11, but the House Appropriations chair still criticized the Senate for not working on its individual appropriations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Fuel loading gets underway at Palisades nuclear plant
Fuel loading is underway at the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, marking one of the key final steps toward restarting the reactor that shut down in 2022, Holtec International announced Sunday. “We are thrilled to announce that Palisades began the process for loading nuclear fuel into the plant’s reactor vessel this morning, marking a historic […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Scaling up marks next step for advanced nuclear sector, panel says
WASHINGTON – The scalability of advanced reactor technologies is the next milestone for the nuclear industry, multiple industry representatives and officials told a House Science subcommittee on Energy Wednesday. Joe Hoagland, the Department of Energy’s Oak… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Type One Energy lands state license for fusion at old coal plant
The state of Tennessee Monday issued a fusion-specific byproduct material license forType One Energy to build a commercial fusion plant at the Bull Run site in Clinton, Tenn. This marks the first-ever fusion license to be issued by a state, the Tennessee Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC weighs action on licenses in NextEra, Dominion proposed merger
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing an application that would indirectly transfer four Dominion Energy nuclear plant licenses to a NextEra Energy subsidiary as part of the companies’ proposed merger. The public may request for a hearing about… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Key borehole drilling underway at Finland waste site
Borehole drilling is underway at Finland’s deep geological repository as Finnish nuclear waste management company Posiva Oy said last week it has begun drilling the first underground deposition hole. Posiva said in its Aug. 27 company update that the operation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
TerraPower awards 12 new supplier contracts for Kemmerer
Bellevue, Wash.-based TerraPower awarded 12 supplier contracts Monday to further beef up its supply chain for its Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyo. According to TerraPower’s press release, the companies selected are: Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Merrick &… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Special adviser Murray expected to retire from DOE
Paul Murray, who has spent decades working on nuclear-related issues in the government and private sectors, could retire soon from the Department of Energy, according to industry sources. Currently a senior adviser for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Perma-Fix records loss in 2026 second quarter
Atlanta-based Perma-Fix Environmental Services reported a fall in revenue for the second quarter, which the company attributed to a decrease in revenue in its treatment segment. The revenue for the second quarter, which ended June 30, was nearly $12.9 million,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Chair stands by proposed radiation protection standard changes
With the public comment period ending for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) radiation standards rulemaking, NRC Chair Ho Nieh is making the case for moving away from “as low as reasonably achievable,” or ALARA in an opinion column for Exchange Monitor. The rulemaking, part of a series of changes mandated by Executive Order 14300, would […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Opinion: Modern regulation for a new nuclear era
By Ho K. Nieh, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear energy is entering a new era. Across the United States and around the world, countries are looking to nuclear power to provide reliable electricity, strengthen energy security, and support economic growth. Advanced reactors and other innovative technologies are creating opportunities that would have been difficult […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round Up: NRC issues two violations against Palisades; PJM drops Oklo’s advanced nuclear project; NRC proposes changes to groundwater standards and decommissioning timelines
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two-low level violations against Holtec’s Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan for not complying with NRC requirements for radiation protection. In NRC’s inspection report published Monday, NRC said it found Palisades’… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]