Vol. 10, No. 16 
New Yucca Bill Targets Nevada Obstructionism; State Digs In
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
WCS Calls Time Out on Waste Site Licensing
Waste Control Specialists on Tuesday requested a temporary suspension of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission review of the company’s license application for a consolidated interim spent nuclear fuel storage site in West Texas. The Dallas-based waste management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NorthStar Reveals Expedited Decommissioning Schedule for Vermont Yankee
NorthStar Group Services could wrap up decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station by 2026. That’s according to a new post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR), which the New York company submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
Nebraska Utility Sets Price Tag, Schedule for Fort Calhoun Decommissioning
The Omaha, Neb., Public Power District (OPPD) projects it will cost nearly $1.4 billion over five decades to maintain and then decommission the shuttered Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant, according to the utility’s newly released post-shutdown decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Grants Safety Exemptions at Pilgrim
In a decision drawing criticism from activists and lawmakers, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday granted utility Entergy permission to forgo certain post-Fukushima safety measures at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. The regulator ordered… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Extends Comment Period for UniTech Export Application
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the public comment period for a license application to export 10,000 tons of radioactive material from Oak Ridge, Tenn., to Canada, after fielding concerns from a New York lawmaker. Massachusetts-based UniTech Services… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
Dounreay Eyes Eliminating 200 Cleanup Jobs
The contractor for cleanup of the former fast reactor research and development facility at Dounreay, Scotland, said last week it anticipates cutting up to 200 jobs over the coming year as decommissioning progresses. Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd. [DSRL] employs… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: California Commission Begins Hearings on Diablo Canyon Closure
The California Public Utilities Commission this week began eight days of evidentiary hearings on the request from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant within a decade. The utility announced last June that it would not renew… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]