Vol. 11, No. 37 
EPA Finalizes West Lake Landfill Cleanup Approach
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Trump Lets Yucca Mountain Go Again
President Donald Trump on Sept. 21 signed the first congressionally approved “minibus” appropriations bill for fiscal 2019, which cuts out all proposed funding at the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission for licensing a nuclear waste repository… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Staff Urges Rejection of Motions to Dismiss Spent Fuel Storage Applications
Staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is recommending rejection of two separate motions calling for dismissal of license applications for facilities to store spent nuclear reactor fuel in Texas and New Mexico. The motion from the advocacy group Beyond Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Permit Filing For SONGS Decommissioning Expected in November
Southern California Edison is expected in November to apply for a California state coastal development permit necessary to begin major decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The timeline for the California Coastal Commission’s review and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
All Spent Fuel Removed From Oyster Creek Reactor
By John Stang All used nuclear fuel has been removed from the newly retired reactor at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey, according to a Sept. 25 letter from plant owner Exelon to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The short message,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Pilgrim Decommissioning Finances Questioned
By John Stang Staffers for two U.S. lawmakers and others on Tuesday raised concerns about whether there is enough money available for decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. The issue came up during a Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
STURGIS Towed to Shipbreaking
The final voyage of the formerly nuclear reactor-equipped barge STURGIS ended Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, where the vessel will be dismantled after being decommissioned at the Port of Galveston. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Sept. 14 that it… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Jacobs Gets Go-Ahead for Army Corps Cleanup Project
After a delay of more than a year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Tuesday gave Jacobs Field Services North America the green light to begin cleanup at the Shallow Land Disposal Area near Pittsburgh. The Army Corps awarded the $350 million radiological… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]