Vol. 11, No. 33 
Nevada Takes NRC Commissioner to Court Over Yucca Mountain
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Resumes Formal Technical Review of Texas Spent Fuel Storage Plan
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week officially resumed its technical review of a license application for a facility in West Texas that would store up to 40,000 metric tons of used nuclear reactor fuel. A partnership of Waste Control Specialists and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
California Coastal Commission Rejects Probe of SONGS Waste Transfer Mishap
By John Stang The California Coastal Commission has decided not to review a watchdog organization’s request for an extensive probe of an Aug. 3 mishap in the transfer of spent reactor fuel to dry storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). “Based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Non-Proliferation
NNSA Prepares More Funding for Medical Isotope Production
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is carrying through with a pledge made earlier this year to provide $40 million more to support development of domestic commercial production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99. The aim of the semiautonomous… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Weighing 40-Year Extension for Rancho Seco Used Fuel Storage
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is accepting public input on an application for a 40-year license renewal for operation of the independent spent fuel storage installation at the decommissioned Rancho Seco nuclear power plant in Herald, Calif. Like other… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Whitney Tapped to Lead AECOM’s Nuclear-Environment Unit
Los Angeles-based engineering giant AECOM on Monday announced that it has promoted former Department of Energy official Mark Whitney to lead its nuclear and environment business unit, filling the slot vacated by Todd Wright. Wright recently retired as executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Clarification
An article in the Aug. 24 edition of RadWaste Monitor, “Perma-Fix Expects Geo-Melt System to go Online Late This Year,” should have specified that the unit is scheduled to be installed and tested at Perma-Fix’s Richland, Wash., facility for hot… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]