Vol. 10, No. 15 
Heller Moves to Block Funds for Yucca License in 2017 Spending Bill
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Otero County, N.M., Punts on Resolution Opposing Borehole Test
The Otero County Commission in southern New Mexico on Thursday tabled discussion on a resolution of opposition to hosting the Department of Energy’s planned deep borehole nuclear waste storage field test. According to the Alamogordo Daily News, the three-member… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
CEO Addresses Transportation Concerns for WCS Facility
Waste Control Specialists CEO and President Rod Baltzer is defending the prospect for shipping nuclear waste to the company’s planned interim storage site in West Texas, pointing to clean safety records and extreme tests that ensure the durability of transportation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Mediation Underway in Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Management
Federal agencies and Texas have entered into mediation over the state’s lawsuit demanding that the United States advance a permanent solution to storage of U.S. nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Meanwhile, the state of Nevada, a nuclear industry organization,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Accepts Vermont Yankee License Transfer Application
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week notified Entergy that it is ready to carry out a full technical review of the utility’s request to transfer the license for the closed Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to new planned owner NorthStar Group Services. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Sets Date With Energy Northwest Over Waste Shipment Violation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a May 2 conference with Energy Northwest to give the utility an opportunity to explain an incident in which it allegedly shipped low-level radioactive waste from the Columbia Generating Station in Washington state… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
STURGIS Decommissioning Completion Delayed Further
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month achieved another milestone in decommissioning of the radiologically contaminated STURGIS barge, but the schedule for completing the project has been pushed back to summer 2019. The cost of the work has also spiked by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Surfers Take to the Streets Against SONGS Waste
A group of surfers wearing hazardous materials protection outfits were scheduled Friday afternoon to protest expansion of nuclear waste storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California. The protest is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time at the San… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]