Vol. 10, No. 14 
N.M. Waste Storage Site Will Be Licensed: Holtec Exec
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Communities Wade Into Waste Storage Debate
Dallas County on Tuesday became the latest Texas jurisdiction to wade into the debate over plans to store up to 40,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel in the far west of the state. The county Commissioners Court approved a resolution expressing opposition to transportation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
S.C. Waste Group Shifts Focus to New Reactor Design
A venture capitalist studying options for spent nuclear fuel storage and reprocessing in South Carolina said Wednesday his group will not pursue an interim storage license with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, instead shifting focus to new reactor design and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Canada Wants More Information on Proposed Waste Repository
The Canadian government this week requested that utility Ontario Power Generation provide even more information regarding its plans for a deep geologic repository near Lake Huron for storage of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste from three nuclear power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Weighs Most Recent Pilgrim Malfunction Against Track Record
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has no immediate safety concerns at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, following yet another operational malfunction, but the regulator is assessing the situation with continued heightened scrutiny at the troubled plant, an agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
U.K. Releases Latest Radioactive Waste Numbers
The United Kingdom as of April 1, 2016, held 4.6 million cubic meters of radioactive waste and expects to produce at least another 170,000 cubic meters through the year 2125, according to the government’s latest accounting. The current and projected future stockpile… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: Settlement Talks Planned in SONGS Waste Storage Lawsuit
The parties in a lawsuit seeking to block expansion of the dry-storage pad for spent fuel at the closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) have agreed to settlement talks, plant majority owner Southern California Edison said Friday. The announcement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]