Vol. 10, No. 30 
House’s 2018 DOE Budget Funds Yucca Mountain
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Budget & Policy
Vote on Remaining NRC Nominees Could Come This Fall
By Wayne Barber It appears increasingly likely that the two remaining Trump administration nominees to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission won’t get a vote by the full U.S. Senate until this fall – at which time their confirmation might be tied to a potential second term for Commissioner Jeff Baran. On July 12, the Senate Committee […]
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Budget & Policy
House Approves FY 2018 Spending for NRC, FUSRAP
By Wayne Barber The House of Representatives on Thursday approved fiscal 2018 appropriations legislation that would provide more than $939.1 million for Nuclear Regulatory Commission salaries and expenses. The NRC funding is included within the energy appropriations section of the so-called “mini-bus” bill, which also covers defense, legislative, military construction, and veterans affairs operations. It […]
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Decommissioning
Edison Open to Revised SONGS Closure Settlement: CEO
Edison International is “intellectually open” to revising the $4.7 billion settlement for the early closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) that best serves its customer and ownership base, President and CEO Pedro Pizarro said Thursday. Speaking to financial analysts during the company’s quarterly earnings call, Pizarro also made it clear the utility […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Holtec Splits President, CEO Roles
Holtec International announced Thursday that it had hired a longtime nuclear energy industry executive as its new president and chief operating officer, assuming some of the responsibilities held by current President and CEO Kris Singh. William Levis will start work at the New Jersey-based energy technology company in October, according to a Holtec press release. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Nuclear Waste Fund Balance Continues to Dwindle
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in June spent $17,699 of its remaining available Nuclear Waste Fund balance contesting a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over the future of the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. In total, the regulator used $145,842 of its unexpended Nuclear Waste Fund money last month, according to the latest update […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Advisory Board Objects to Nuclear Waste Storage at SRS
A local advisory board this week voiced its opposition to using the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina for interim storage of nuclear waste, but could not come to agreement on a request for DOE to prohibit shipments to the facility of highly enriched uranium from Germany. The Energy Department should […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
US Ecology Reports Increased Revenue in 2Q
By Wayne Barber Environmental services and waste management provider US Ecology said Thursday that its operating and net incomes dropped in the second quarter, on a year-over-year basis, even as company-wide revenue spiked by nearly $4 million. Revenue landed at $126.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, up from $122.4 million in the […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Vermont PUC Updates Schedule for Review of Nuclear Plant Sale
The Vermont Public Utility Commission this week issued a new schedule that extends by several months its review of the planned sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station from owner Entergy to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services. The schedule updates specific dates for document filings and hearings through the week of Jan. 29, […]
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International
Wrap Up: China Wants Studsvik Rad Waste Treatment System
Swedish nuclear technology company Studsvik said a deal inked Monday should open the door for deployment of its fluid bed steam reforming (FBSR) radioactive waste treatment system at multiple nuclear power plants in China. A new framework agreement gives Beijing Dynatech Co. the exclusive license to employ the technology in the nation, according to a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Correction
The Vermont Public Service Board order that approved the certificate of public good for a second dry cask storage pad for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, as reported on July 21 by RadWaste Monitor, was issued in June 2016 rather than June 2017. The ExchangeMonitor regrets the error.