Vol. 10, No. 34 
Continuing Resolution Stalls Yucca, But Bigger Fight Brewing Over Waste Site
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
McGinnis Touts Importance of Spent Fuel Disposal for Nuclear Industry
SUMMERLIN, Nev. — Disposal of spent fuel is crucial to the domestic nuclear industry and will be among the Trump administration’s priorities in this sector, acting Assistant Energy Secretary for Nuclear Energy Edward McGinnis said Tuesday. “The back end… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada Plans Further Measures Against Yucca Mountain
SUMMERLIN, Nev. — The state of Nevada plans to submit 30 to 50 new contentions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission against building a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, the state’s point man on the project said Wednesday. Should the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Nominated for Five-Year Reappointment
By Thomas Gardiner The Nuclear Regulatory Commission member called “relatively unknown outside Capitol Hill” when he was confirmed for the post in 2014 was nominated Tuesday by the White House for another term. Jeff Baran joined the commission on Oct. 14, 2014,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Workers Begin Cutting Into U.K. Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
Workers have cut three of six planned holes in the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo, a nuclear waste storage facility at the United Kingdom’s Sellafield site, the U.K. National Decommissioning Authority announced Tuesday. The holes will be the means by which the waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Closes Cameco Resources Action Letter
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally closed an August 2016 confirmatory action letter to Cameco Resources — indicating the U.S. uranium producer has met the agency’s expectations in addressing problems with its radioactive waste transport procedures. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: NYC Agrees to Pay EPA $659K for Wolff-Alport Response Costs
New York City has agreed to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency $659,037 in response costs for the radioactively contaminated Wolff-Alport Superfund Site in Queens. The city owns part of the site, which encompasses the former property of the Wolff-Alport… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]