Vol. 11, No. 17 
FirstEnergy Solutions Confirms Reactor Shutdown Plans
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Hears Concerns About Transporting Spent Fuel to Storage Sites
By John Stang Transporting spent nuclear reactor fuel across the country and through New Mexico topped public concerns during a public event Wednesday on plans for an interim storage facility in the state. That included wondering which routes would be used. “An… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Rosen Files Bill for Non-Nuclear Development of Yucca Mountain
Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who is running for the Senate seat now occupied by Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), this week introduced legislation to turn Yucca Mountain into a non-nuclear economic hub. The text of the measure, which Rosen calls the Jobs, Not Waste Act,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
EnergySolutions Proposes New Rad Waste Classification
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should establish a new classification for radioactive waste – “Class D” – to replace the more nebulous Greater-Than-Class C designation, according to disposal provider EnergySolutions. “The NRC should designate a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Decommissioning
Tax Reduction Boosts Entergy Earnings in 1Q
Power company Entergy said Wednesday its earnings rose -m the first quarter of 2018 with assistance from the federal tax break and better weather. The numbers in the company’s nuclear power-intensive Wholesale Commodities segment also improved, though it remained… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Approves Diablo Canyon License Renewal Withdrawal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s request to withdraw its application to renew the licenses for the two reactors at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California. That takes the facility another step toward… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Medical Isotope Project Faces New Obstacle
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has acceded to a request to halt its review of a license amendment request intended to advance a project for production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). The request from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: Markey Fears Intersection of Climate Change and Nuclear Fuel Storage
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) this week expressed concerns about the potential dangers climate change could pose to long-term storage of used nuclear reactor fuel on-site at nuclear power plants around the country. In an April 23 letter to Nuclear Regulatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]