Vol. 10, No. 8 
Shimkus to Introduce Bill to Restart Yucca Mountain
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Watchdog Accuses NRC of Collusion With Company on Waste Site
An anti-nuclear activist on Thursday slammed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its handling of a planned interim nuclear waste storage site in West Texas, accusing the agency of collusion with applicant Waste Control Specialists. Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Cape Downwinders Push for Dry Fuel Storage at Pilgrim
Residents in Massachusetts are petitioning Gov. Charlie Baker to support expeditious transfer of spent fuel at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to dry storage. Cape Downwinders — a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket –… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Rejects Petition on Post-Fukushima Spent Fuel Monitoring
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a petition from a retired Department of Energy physicist calling for the agency to mandate increased monitoring of nuclear plants’ spent nuclear fuel pools and reactors to prevent a disaster similar to the 2011 Fukushima… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Non-Proliferation
NRC OKs Highly Enriched Uranium Export to Belgium
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the export of up to 144 kilograms of nuclear weapon-grade uranium to Belgium. The fuel elements, enriched to 93.2 percent, would be used to reload the Belgian Reactor No. 2 at the Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie-Centre… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Edison Int’l Reports Strong Fourth Quarter, Year
U.S. Edison International said Tuesday it recorded net income of $345 million, or $1.06 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to a net loss of $79 million, or $0.24 per share, in the same period for 2015. Based in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]