NRC Updated Federal Shutdown Plan, Possibly in Nick of Time
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Rulemaking Could Lower Some LLRW Disposal Charges
A rulemaking now underway at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality would reduce certain charges for disposal of radioactive waste at Waste Control Specialists’ facility in West Texas in hopes of driving up business at the financially struggling company. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Vermont Yankee Sale Review Events Delayed
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Tuesday canceled a public hearing and set of evidentiary hearings in its review of the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The move is intended to give the various parties to the process… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Entergy, NextEra Drop Out of Nuclear Industry Lobbyist
By John Stang Power companies Entergy and NextEra Energy have left the Nuclear Energy Institute, the lobbying arm of the nuclear power industry, for reasons not made clear this week. Entergy and NEI cited business-related causes for the departures, but declined… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
California Commission Urges Feds to Resolve Spent Fuel Impasse
The California Coastal Commission said it has effectively been forced to approve permits for spent fuel storage at three nuclear power plants because the federal government has yet to establish a permanent national repository for the radioactive waste. Coastal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Wrap Up: Montana Environmental Agency Plans TENORM Waste Rulemaking Extension
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said Wednesday it plans by Jan. 30 to request a 90-day extension to its rulemaking on management of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) waste. The request, which will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]