Vol. 10, No. 40 
Yucca Bill Takes Big Step Toward House Vote
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Baran Undecided on Yucca Mountain
Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Jeff Baran told senators recently he has not determined his position on licensing of the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. “I have not formed an opinion on the merits of the Yucca Mountain geologic… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Updating Regulatory Analysis to Proposed Part 61 Rule
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking input on the draft regulatory analysis that will lay out updated cost and benefit figures for its revised Part 61 rule on low-level radioactive waste storage. The draft analysis was issued in September 2016 alongside… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
U.K. Considering Future Management of Magnox Sites Cleanup
The government of the United Kingdom this week largely kept mum regarding reports that it might directly take over decommissioning of its shuttered Magnox nuclear sites. Industry sources told the Financial Times it appeared probable that the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Moniz Affirms Support for Consent-Based Storage of Nuclear Waste
Thomas Gardiner Former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz on Wednesday endorsed consolidated-interim and consent-based storage for U.S. nuclear waste while the federal government pursues a permanent repository. “I think we’ve got to reach point where questions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: Dueling Spent Fuel Payments Bills Filed in House
The House of Representatives is now considering two pieces of legislation that would provide $15 per kilogram payments to communities stuck with spent reactor fuel at nuclear power plants. Rep. Joe Courtney’s (D-Conn.) “Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]