Vol. 11, No. 36 
Groups Demand NRC Dismissal of Both Spent Fuel Storage License Applications
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Wants More Info on Holtec Spent Fuel Storage Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has submitted the first of what is likely to be several requests for additional information on Holtec International’s license application to build and operate a facility for storage of used fuel from commercial nuclear power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Pilgrim Plant Could Be Decommissioned Within a Decade if Sale Proceeds, Companies Say
Decommissioning of the nearly retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts could be largely complete in less than a decade if it can be sold, according to its owner and prospective buyer. Otherwise, the process could stretch on for decades, power company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
Still Hope for Near-Term Progress on GTCC Waste Disposal, Industry Exec Says
While not much has appeared to happen for the majority of the past year, there is still reason for optimism that the federal government will find a way forward to establish a means for permanent disposal of the most radioactive form of low-level waste, an industry… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Decommissioning
Nation’s Oldest Operating Commercial Reactor Closes
By John Stang Exelon at noon Monday officially retired its Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey ahead of what is anticipated to be an accelerated decommissioning. The boiling water reactor in Lacey Township became operational in December 1969,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Looking at Delayed Notification in SONGS Mishap
By John Stang Southern California Edison apparently became confused on how soon it should alert the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to an Aug. 3 mishap in transferring spent fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California. Contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Army Corps Completes STURGIS Decommissioning
Following the completion of decommissioning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ STURGIS barge is scheduled next week to be towed for shipbreaking. All parts of the STURGIS’ retired MH-1A nuclear reactor and other radioactive waste on the vessel have been removed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
California Governor Signs Diablo Canyon Law
By John Stang California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced Wednesday he had signed legislation intended to offset potentially harmful economic impacts from the pending closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Senate Bill 1090 was among several dozen bills… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Post-Florence, Brunswick Plant Aims for Normal Operations
Duke Energy has terminated the low-level emergency notice at its Brunswick nuclear power plant in North Carolina, and is reportedly returning toward normal operations. The utility took the facility, which stands about 4 miles inland from the Atlantic Coast, offline… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]