Vol. 11, No. 40 
NRC Seeks Dismissal of State Petition Against Commissioner on Yucca Licensing
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Hits Pause on Search for Yucca Mountain Hearing Site
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is suspending its search for sites in Nevada that could host hearings on the license application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository until the agency knows whether it will again need such a facility. Commissioners unanimously… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Environmental Group Urges State to Reject Present Vermont Yankee Deal
By John Stang The fact that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission tweaked the conditions for transferring the licenses for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is cause for the state Public Utility Commission to reject the plan as it currently stands, an environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Texas Commission Approves Reductions to LLRW Disposal Fees
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved reductions to a number of fees for disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the state. The fee reductions were part of a larger rulemaking for the Texas Administrative Code, which also updates… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Lobbying Group Forms to Save FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants in Ohio
By John Stang FirstEnergy Solutions is backing a new lobbying group that aims to prevent the closure of the company’s two nuclear power plants in Ohio. The Ohio Clean Energy Jobs Alliance is a coalition of local -level government, business, and labor leaders… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Taking Public Comments on Oyster Creek License Transfer
By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is taking public comments through Nov. 19 on the proposed license transfer for the newly closed Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey. Parties also have until Nov. 8 to request to intervene… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]