Vol. 11, No. 23

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Full House Again Approves Funding for Yucca While Senate Remains Opposed

For the second year in a row, the full House has passed a Department of Energy budget bill that would fund the agency’s application to license Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nev., as a permanent repository for nuclear waste. And, also for the second consecutive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Federal Court Rejects Texas Lawsuit on Yucca Mountain

    The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 1 dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas demanding that the federal government complete licensing proceedings on the long-planned radioactive waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, Nev. Writing for a three-judge… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    WCS-Orano Team on Verge of Refiling Spent Fuel Storage Application

    NASHVILLE — A Waste Control Specialists-Orano team could be within days of formally refiling a license application for consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear reactor fuel in West Texas, an executive said Thursday. The companies have previously said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    After Trump Order, FirstEnergy Says Still Needs State Help for Nuclear Plants

    By John Stang In the wake of President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to help keep struggling nuclear and coal-fired power plants afloat, FirstEnergy Solutions contends it still needs help from the governments of Ohio and Pennsylvania to keep its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    NRC Urged to Move Cautiously on Very Low-Level Waste Update

    Stakeholders urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to move cautiously as it studies potentially establishing a new designation and disposal approach for what is now informally called very low-level radioactive waste (VLLW). More than 40 separate comments were… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Decommissioning

    Army Corps Prepares for STURGIS Shipbreaking

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Texas company are making plans for the shipbreaking of the STURGIS barge. The Army Corps in May issued a $1.9 million contract to International Shipbreaking Ltd., which is expected in September to tow the formerly nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Ready for ‘Changing Environmental Conditions’ at Spent Fuel Storage Sites

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says its regulatory framework accounts for potential effects from “changing environmental conditions” on spent fuel storage installations at U.S. nuclear power plants. The agency on May 29 responded to an April 23 letter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Wrap Up: Colorado TENORM Bill Signed Into Law

    Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne on Wednesday signed legislation enabling the state to establish regulations for management of certain radioactive materials. Lynne assumed the duties of governor while Gov. John Hickenlooper was out of the state. The state’s Radiation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

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