Vol. 10, No. 10

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Trump Nuclear Waste Policy Set to Take Shape With Perry: Day 50 of 100

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of quarterly news summaries and analyses about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. We’ll check in with one long, big-picture update every 25 days, with a regular flow of updates in between to keep you up to date on news affecting Department of Energy […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Borehole Bidders on the Clock to Show Community Engagement

    PHOENIX – The four teams bidding to drill the Department of Energy’s planned nuclear waste storage test borehole in May will have to demonstrate community engagement and understanding of their projects if they want to remain in consideration, a senior DOE official said here Wednesday. The companies seeking the contract have used public meetings and […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Vermont AG Looks to Defend Ratepayers in Power Plant Sale

    Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan Jr. on Tuesday vowed to protect state taxpayers by intervening in the Vermont Public Service Board’s review of Entergy’s pending sale of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services. “At first glance, it looks like a good deal if it will get the site […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Pilgrim to Remain in NRC Column 4

    Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts will remain in Column 4 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Action Matrix, the regulator said last week in its annual assessment of the beleaguered plant. “While the plant remains in Column 4, the NRC will continuously assess Pilgrim’s performance to evaluate the need for additional regulatory action up […]

  • Decommissioning

    Veolia Snags U.K. Nuclear Plants’ Water Treatment Contract

    French waste and water management provider Veolia announced Monday that its Nuclear Solutions branch has secured a contract to treat water contaminated with radioactive materials at four U.K. nuclear power plants being decommissioned by Magnox Ltd. Veolia will design, construct, and deploy its Modular Active Effluent Treatment Plants (MAETPs) to remove radioactive material from effluent and pond […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Correction

    An article in the March 3 edition of RadWaste Monitor incorrectly reported that ENERCON has abandoned plans for a nuclear waste storage borehole test in Quay County, N.M. The company is continuing public outreach during the Department of Energy contract selection process, officials said.

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