Waste Control Specialists Earnings Rise in 3Q, but Asset Charge Hurts
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Commercial Decommissioning
CPUC Judge Recommends Diablo Canyon Closure, Opposes Ratepayer Costs
An administrative law judge for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Wednesday recommended approval of Pacific Gas & Electric’s application to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by 2025. The utility last year announced a joint proposal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Montana Delays Completion of TENORM Waste Rules
Thomas Gardiner The state of Montana has delayed into 2018 a decision on new rules for management of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) waste, officials said Monday. The deadline for public comment on the proposed regulations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Wants More Info on Vermont Yankee License Transfer
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested additional data from power provider Entergy regarding the application to transfer the operations and spent fuel storage licenses for its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to planned facility buyer NorthStar Group… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
GAO Wants DOE to Lead on Low-Dose Radiation Research
The Government Accountability Office would like federal agencies to increase their collaboration on research into low-dose radiation, and it has recommended the Energy Department lead such an effort. But DOE hasn’t been eager to assume such a role, the GAO said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Wrap Up: NRC Commissioner Took One Noncommercial Flight in 2016
Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Kristine Svinicki and an agency staffer in August 2016 used a chartered flight to reach an isolated area of Saskatchewan, Canada, the NRC told senior members of the House of Representatives. Eugene Dacus, director of the NRC’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]