Vol. 10, No. 42

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Perry Touts Safety of Yucca Mountain Repository

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday played down any danger of placing nuclear waste in a planned geologic repository under Yucca Mountain in Nevada. “I’m sure that Yucca Mountain is the most studied piece of land in the world. I’m think it’s a safe location. Scientists tell us that it’s a safe location, but […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    EPA Anticipates West Lake Remedy Plan in Months

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency anticipates issuing its final remedy plan for cleanup of radiologically contaminated material at the West Lake Landfill in Missouri within a period of months, according to an agency spokesman. The EPA was responding to a query from RadWaste Monitor regarding language added to Rep. John Shimkus’ (R-Ill.) Yucca Mountain legislation […]

  • Decommissioning

    NRC to Soon Release Final Regulatory Basis for Decommissioning Rulemaking

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans by the middle of this month to release the final regulatory basis for its nuclear power reactor decommissioning rulemaking, a senior official said this week. That milestone would be followed by two years of work on the rule itself, with the commission voting on the final document in fall […]

  • Decommissioning

    SoCal Edison Net Income Spikes in 3Q

    Thomas Gardiner Southern California Edison, primary owner and operator of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), this week announced $30 million net income growth in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period of last year. The boost was announced in the latest earnings filing from SCE’s parent company, Edison International. The […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Vermont Yankee Spent Fuel Transfer Stays on Schedule

    Thomas Gardiner The transfer of spent fuel at the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is proceeding as planned, a manager for owner Entergy said last week during a meeting of the state’s Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel. “We are transferring an average of one canister per week,” according to Joseph Lynch, the power company’s senior […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: Entergy Narrows Timeline for Palisades Closure

    Entergy has slightly narrowed its new timeline for closure of the Palisades Power Plant in Michigan, according to a recent letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The power provider had planned to close the nuclear facility next October, but in September pushed that back to spring 2022 following the dissolution of a deal for […]

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