Vol. 10, No. 6

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

House E&C Weighs Nuclear Waste Legislation

Legislation supporting consolidated interim storage for nuclear waste is unlikely to get consideration in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, a committee aide said Wednesday. The Interim Consolidated Storage Act, the latest version of which was introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in January, would allow the Department of Energy to enter into public-private […]
  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Selling Plants for Decommissioning a Win-Win: Entergy Exec

    Selling off a nuclear plant to a specialist for decommissioning allows for a much more efficient process, an Entergy executive said Thursday in discussing a recent agreement. Entergy in November agreed to sell its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to New York-based decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services, a deal that is expected to shorten the […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Exelon Hopes to Close FitzPatrick Deal Soon

    Exelon hopes to close its $110 million purchase of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by late March or early April, a company executive said Thursday. Site owner Entergy had planned to permanently close the 41-year-old facility this year, but the two utilities struck a deal in August following the New York Public Service Commission’s (NYPSC) […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    AECOM Nuclear Earnings Rise, as Company Seeks More DOE, Commercial Work

    After AECOM quantified a long-projected earnings gain made possible by a smaller-than-expected fine to settle alleged misuse of federal funds, the Los Angeles-based company continued pounding its war drum about the billions of dollars of bid proposals its Management Services division hopes to convert into contract wins this year. AECOM, among the biggest contractors in […]

  • Decommissioning

    NRC to Close Pilgrim Inspection on March 21

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is tentatively scheduled to conclude its special inspection of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on March 21 with a public meeting in Massachusetts, NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan said Tuesday. An NRC report will be due 45 days after that date to detail findings of the inspection at the 44-year-old facility, which […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    South Dakota Nuclear Waste Bill Moves to Senate

    The South Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would require the Legislature’s or governor’s approval for processing or depositing high-level nuclear waste in the state. House Bill 1071, introduced by Rep. Lana Greenfield (R), will need confirmation from the Senate and Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R). Nuclear waste has been a controversial issue in […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    EnergySolutions’ Subpoena Vague, Unreasonable: NRC

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected EnergySolutions’ subpoena for information in a civil antitrust lawsuit, arguing that the request is burdensome, vague, and fails to follow agency guidelines. EnergySolutions’ filed the subpoena on Jan. 24, as it prepares to contest the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit challenging the company’s $367 million acquisition of Waste Control […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Wrap Up: NRC to Meet on Fukushima, Project Aim Next Week

    U.S. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled briefings for next week on the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the ongoing progress of Project Aim. The briefings represent the first commission meetings under new Republican Chairwoman Kristine Svinicki, who President Donald Trump chose last month to replace Chairman Stephen Burns, an Obama […]

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