Vol. 10, No. 32 
Follow Science, Law on Yucca Mountain: Nye County Chairman
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Contracts & Procurement
Valhi Seeking New Buyer for Waste Control Specialists
Holding company Valhi Inc. continues to seek new potential buyers for its Waste Control Specialists (WCS) subsidiary, but has not ruled out shutting down the business in the wake of its foiled acquisition by EnergySolutions. “We have in the past considered and evaluated various strategic alternatives with respect to our Waste Management Segment,” which consists […]
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Decommissioning
Talks Yield No Deal on SONGS Settlement
By Wayne Barber The parties to the 2014 ratepayer settlement for the premature retirement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) told the California Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 15 that they have failed to negotiate a compromise on potential revisions to the deal. The commission had given the parties until that date to hammer […]
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Budget & Policy
NRC Not Spending Money at Trump Companies
By Wayne Barber The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not patronized Trump hotels or other businesses since Donald Trump became president, the regulator officially told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In an Aug. 8 letter to NRC Chair Kristine Svinicki, Democrats on the committee asked if the agency had expended funds “on products or […]
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International
Canadian Environment Minister Again Seeks More Data on Rad Waste Repository
By Wayne Barber Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna this week again requested more information from Ontario Power Generation on its proposed deep geologic repository for low-and-intermediate-level radioactive waste in Kincardine, Ontario. This comes almost two months after Canada’s Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) seemed ready to move ahead with a draft report that […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Perma-Fix Not Looking for M&A Deals, CEO Says
By Wayne Barber While there is much consolidation happening in the nuclear services and waste management industry these days, Perma-Fix Environmental Solutions is not looking to buy other businesses, President and CEO Louis Centofanti said recently. Perma-Fix is always interested in what is developing with industry mergers and acquisitions, Centofanti said Aug. 9 during his […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
International Isotopes’ Revenue Up, Net Loss Increases, in 2Q
International Isotopes’ revenue increased by 5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, even as its net loss spiked by 36 percent on the back of higher expenses. For the quarter that ended June 30, the Idaho Falls nuclear medicine specialist reported nearly $1.8 million in revenue, up from about $1.7 million in the same […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Nuclear Waste Gets ‘Last Week Tonight’ Treatment
HBO’s satirical “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday gave over much of its 30-minute broadcast time to the potential threat posed to the United States by its growing stockpile of nuclear waste. Using data from sources including the Nuclear Energy Institute and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, host John Oliver called attention to more than 71,000 tons of spent […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
While We Were Out
Congress skipped town, and so did many other readers, but that didn’t stop news from breaking during the ExchangeMonitor’s annual August publication break. As chronicled in the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, here are a few stories that we’ve been following. NRC Planning Yucca Info Gathering for Fall Although it has yet to officially rematerialize, the […]