Vol. 11, No. 10 
No Yucca Money in 2018 Omnibus, House’s Top Energy Appropriator Says
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Yucca Mountain Bill Would Pass if it Gets to House Floor, Shimkus Says
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) on Monday said he believes 300 members of the House of Representatives would line up behind his bill on advancing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository if it could get a floor vote. In an evening speech on the House floor,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico Lawmakers Want More Time to Study Spent Fuel Storage Plan
By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should extend its public scoping comment period on a proposed spent reactor fuel storage facility in southeastern New Mexico to allow the state’s Legislature and public agencies to review and comment on the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Parties Agree to MOU, Settlement for Vermont Yankee Sale
By John Stang The owner and prospective buyer of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have agreed to a set of financial assurance and site-cleanup terms that should help the sale pass the state’s regulatory review. All but one of the parties authorized… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Former WCS Chief Executive Announces Consulting Firm
Former Waste Control Specialists President and CEO Rod Baltzer has opened a new consulting firm, and is not straying far from his specialty in low-level radioactive waste disposal. “I haven’t Tweeted in a while, but wanted you to know I have started a consulting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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International
Port Hope Project Prepares for Property Cleanups
Remediation of radioactively contaminated residential properties in the Canadian municipality of Port Hope is expected to begin no later than summer, the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) said Tuesday. The residential project is one part of the much broader PHAI… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: NRC Nuclear Waste Fund Balance Dips Below $500K
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has less than $500,000 left in its available balance from the Nuclear Waste Fund, which pays for the agency’s work on the proposed Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository in Nevada. In its latest update to Congress on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]