Vol. 11, No. 42 
Yucca Mountain Could Help Determine Which Party Controls U.S. Senate
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Rejects Petitions to Dismiss Spent Fuel Storage Applications
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday denied two groups’ petitions for dismissal of license applications for interim spent fuel storage facilities in Texas and New Mexico. “The NRC’s regulations allow interested persons to file petitions to intervene and requests for hearing in which they can raise concerns regarding a particular license application. These regulations do […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada Lawmakers Demand Trump Stick to His Word on Yucca Mountain
Democratic Party lawmakers from Nevada are urging President Donald Trump to follow through on his apparent pledge to re-evaluate plans for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, after Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the administration continues to support the project. “These contradictory remarks from Secretary Perry underline why the White House must follow through on […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada, NRC Wrangle in Court Over Yucca Recusal Demand
Nevada and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission through Thursday continued to wrangle over against a state request that a federal judge block Commissioner David Wright from participating in adjudicating the license application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Lawyers for both sides in recent days filed counter-claims and counter-counter-claims in the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Pilgrim Plant License Transfer Application Delayed
By John Stang Entergy and Holtec International are at least a couple weeks behind schedule in submitting the license transfer application and associated paperwork for the proposed sale of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. In late September, the two companies said they anticipated they would in October deliver to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]
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Decommissioning
Vermont Yankee Settlement Deadline Pushed Back 1 Month
Parties to a settlement agreement and memorandum of understanding for the planned sale of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant are allowing another month to secure final regulatory approval necessary for the deal. The new date at which parties are authorized to withdraw from the settlement, if the Vermont Public Utility Commission has not ruled […]
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Decommissioning
Edison Believes it Has Enough Decommissioning Trust Money For SONGS
By John Stang Southern California Edison believes it has enough money to tear down and dispose of the final two reactor units at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), with little likelihood of additional funds being needed, according to its parent corporation’s latest 10-Q filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. The utility […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Cost Overruns at Sellafield Site Could Exceed $1B, U.K. Parliament Report Says
Cost overruns for core cleanup projects at the United Kingdom’s Sellafield nuclear site are expected to total £913 million ($1.16 billion), the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee said Wednesday. In a report on the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s efforts to reduce the risk left by former nuclear weapons and power operations at the complex […]