Vol. 11, No. 15 
House Blazes, Senate Hedges On Yucca Mountain in Budget Hearings
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Congressman Wants to Know Why DOE Civilian Waste Office Not Funded
In a wonkishly detailed descent into the weeds of Yucca Mountain policy, a U.S. congressman on Thursday asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry who is to blame for the continued lack of an Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: a moribund bureaucratic organ for managing the Energy Department’s work on the proposed nuclear waste repository. The […]
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Decommissioning
FirstEnergy Bankruptcy Does Not Negate Nuke Power License Obligations, NRC Says
By John Stang FirstEnergy Solutions’ recent bankruptcy filing does not absolve it of legal obligations cemented in its nuclear-power plant licenses, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “The NRC licenses remain in full effect, even beyond their stated expiration date, until terminated in writing by NRC,” Louise Lund, director of the NRC’s Division of Licensing Projects, wrote […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
International Isotopes’ Net Loss Doubles in 2017, but CEO Sees Business Opportunities Growing
International Isotopes’ net loss doubled in 2017, but the company said the spike was driven by three factors that are not expected to repeat. It also has a number of growing business opportunities this year and beyond that should further bolster the bottom line, President and CEO Steve Laflin told RadWaste Monitor. The Idaho Falls, […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Again Requests More Data on Vermont Yankee License Transfer
By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking confirmation that no financial pitfalls await the transfer of the license for the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant from Entergy to NorthStar Group Services. In an April 5 request for additional information, the industry regulator said “NRC staff is unable to find that the […]
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Decommissioning
Watchdog Groups Tangle Over SONGS Settlement
By John Stang Two California activist organizations are feuding over their legal standings in a proposed settlement agreement that would trim charges to ratepayers for the premature closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The stakes include legal fees and possible input in future discussions on the agreement reached in late January between the […]
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International
Wrap Up: Australia Sets Framework for Radioactive Waste Management
The Australian government on Tuesday issued the outlines of its approach to management of what is expected to be at least 13,500 cubic meters of low-level and intermediate-level radioactive waste. The Australian Radioactive Waste Management Framework is intended to “guide the principles, policies and institutional arrangements of radioactive waste management” in the nation, according to […]