Vol. 10, No. 38 
Announcement Anticipated This Month on New Waste Control Specialists Buyer
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
No Urgency to Get Yucca Bill to Floor, Shimkus Says
After Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, the author of a bill to update U.S. nuclear waste laws and clear the way for the Energy Department to build the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in the state said he is in no rush to get the measure to the floor. “In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Barrasso Turns Skeptical Eye Toward NRC Member’s Reappointment
Thomas Gardiner Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wy.) had some tough questions for Jeff Baran during his confirmation hearing Wednesday for reappointment to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, drawing particular attention to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Law Would Aid Communities Stuck With Spent Nuclear Fuel
Thomas Gardiner Federal legislation introduced this week could mean millions of dollars in relief for communities still housing spent reactor fuel at nuclear plants, according to two lawmakers from Illinois. The catalyst for the bill is the former Zion plant in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
ADP Deal for Nuclear Plant Acquisitions Slowed as One Keeps Running
An AREVA Nuclear Materials-NorthStar Group Services joint venture no longer expects to seal the deal in 2017 on its first acquisitions of nuclear plants for decommissioning, an executive said this week. The two companies in February announced the formation of Accelerated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Sets Supplemental Inspection of Wash. Power Plant After Waste Shipping Error
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a supplemental inspection of the Columbia Generating Station in Washington state from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 to ensure the nuclear power plant has adequately addressed errors that led to mislabeling of a radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Wrap Up: NRC Prepares Next Strategic Plan
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing a new strategic plan to guide its operations from fiscal years 2018 to 2022. The is the seventh volume of the regulator’s strategic plan, which must be updated every four years, and is not a major departure… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]