Vol. 11, No. 25 
Senate Queues Up Second Conference Battle Over Yucca Appropriations
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Budget & Policy
Senate Approps Bill Gets More Money for Nuclear Fuel Recycling, Isotope Production as Vote Nears
By John Stang The Senate appears set to vote Monday on its version of a fiscal 2019 “minibus” appropriations bill that merges three funding measures covering the Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a number of other agencies. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Pledges Annual Summary of Nuclear Waste Fund Finances
The Energy Department said recently it had nearly $38 billion in the Nuclear Waste Fund, in the first of what it pledged will be annual summaries of the finances for the federal account intended to pay for the radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Clarifies Rad Waste Disposal Licensing Authority
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission affirmed to two U.S. senators recently that is only authorized to license the Department of Energy for permanent disposal of spent nuclear reactor fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Shelley… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Reviewing Petition on FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Decommissioning Funds
By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing a petition contending FirstEnergy Solutions decommissioning trust funds have enough money to shut down and dismantle three nuclear power plants. The Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
UniTech Receives NRC Export License for Rad Waste
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an export license for UniTech Services Group to return up to 10,000 metric tons of radioactively contaminated material to Canada. The export license dated April 30 covers “tools, metals and other solid materials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Entergy Making Ops Fixes at Pilgrim Plant Even as Shutdown Looms
By John Stang Executives with power company Entergy said Tuesday bringing the struggling Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts up to operational snuff will not affect its scheduled closure by June 1, 2019. During a briefing of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Feds Find Potential Increased Danger of Cancer Near Contaminated Creek in Missouri
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) on Monday reported that exposure to radioactive materials near St. Louis, Mo., could be linked to a heightened danger of various types of cancer. Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]