Vol. 11, No. 27

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

NRC Commissioner Won’t Recuse Himself from Yucca License Review

Newly installed Nuclear Regulatory Commission member David Wright has rejected Nevada’s request that he recuse himself from any decision on licensing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in the state. Wright pushed back against the state’s contention that his actions and comments in recent years showed he supported building the disposal facility in Nevada […]
  • International

    U.K. Nuclear Agency to Take Over Magnox Cleanup in 2019

    The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said Monday it will next year formally take over management of the now privately operated contractor for cleanup of the nation’s retired Magnox reactors. The government announced in March 2017 that it would cancel Cavendish Fluor Partnership’s contract to manage Magnox Ltd. as of Aug. 31, 2019, nine years […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    First NRC Comment Deadline Approaching for Planned New Mexico Spent Fuel Site

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set a hard deadline of July 30 for public comment on the scope of its environmental review of Holtec International’s license application for an interim spent fuel storage facility in southeastern New Mexico. The agency extended the comment period by 60 days, but denied a request from a host of […]

  • Decommissioning

    NRC Not Planning “Autopsy” of Oyster Creek Reactor

    By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission aims to collect information to determine whether any aspects of decommissioning the soon-to-retire Oyster Creek nuclear power plant should be studied to obtain long-term knowledge about other reactor operations. Owner Exelon plans in September to close the single-reactor facility in Lacey Township, N.J., a month ahead of […]

  • International

    Port Hope Project Begins Moving Contaminated Soil Into Storage

    The first of three piles of radioactively contaminated soil in Port Hope, Ontario, is being moved from temporary holding sites into long-term storage. “The first load of historic waste was safely moved from the Centre Pier in Port Hope and placed into long-term storage on June 28,” Bill Daly, spokesman for the Port Hope Area […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: Vermont Utility Commission Waiting on NRC Decision on Power Plant Sale

    The Vermont Public Utility Commission (VPUC) on Friday said it would not issue a final ruling on the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant until after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decides whether to approve the transfer of the site license from owner Entergy to planned buyer NorthStar Group Services. In […]

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