Vol. 11, No. 26

Budget & Policy

House and Senate Set for More Yucca Headbutting in Final 2019 Budget Negotiations

For the second year in a row, the House and Senate have set up a showdown over whether to fund the Donald Trump administration’s request to license a permanent nuclear-waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The Senate on Monday passed a so-called minibus… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
  • Commercial Decommissioning

    San Onofre Plant Closure Settlement Moves Closer to Approval

    By John Stang A California Public Utilities Commission administrative judge has recommended approval of a settlement agreement on the division of costs for the premature shutdown on the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Judge Darcie Houck recommended June… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Decommissioning

    Draft SONGS Decommissioning Environmental Report Issued

    By John Stang The decommissioning of the two remaining reactors at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California has the potential to uncover a previously unidentified radioactive groundwater plume, send excessive fumes of hazardous… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    NRC Could Rule First on Vermont Yankee Sale

    The parties to the planned sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant hope to secure state regulatory approval within a month after the federal government signs off on the deal, according to a filing this week. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Wyoming in Line to Become 38th NRC Agreement State

    By John Stang Wyoming could become the 38th agreement state to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, taking over some authority for management of radioactive materials otherwise held by the federal agency. If the commission approves the request from Gov. Matthew Mead,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Army Corps of Engineers Begins Shipping Contaminated Soil From FUSRAP Site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday began moving radioactively contaminated soil from a former beryllium production plant in Ohio to final disposal in Michigan. The transport is a key step in cleanup of the Luckey Site property about 22 miles from Toledo… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • International

    Orano Grabs Waste Container Services Contract in U.K.

    Orano TN on Wednesday sealed a contract worth millions of dollars to refurbish and maintain three radioactive waste containers, and provide other services, to the United Kingdom’s LLW Repository Ltd. The specific value of the contract is not being released for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: NRC Sets Final Fee Levels for FY18

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday issued its final figures for fee collections that will provide the bulk of its funding for the current 2018 federal budget year. The nuclear industry regulator is budgeted at $922 million for the fiscal year that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

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