Vol. 11, No. 46 
State Panel Green-Lights Vermont Yankee Sale
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Congress Delays Possible Showdown Over Yucca Mountain Funding
In approving a very-short-term federal appropriations bill this week, Congress postponed a possible tussle over funding for the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Several federal agencies are still waiting on a full budget for fiscal 2019, operating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Leadership Changes Loom on Congressional Committees With Nuke Waste Oversight
Vocal proponents for establishing a permanent strategy for disposal of the nation’s nuclear waste, possibly at the always controversial Yucca Mountain site in Nevada, are preparing to ascend to leadership posts in Congress that have central roles in advancing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Extends Comment Deadline for High-Level Waste Interpretation
The Energy Department is giving interested parties more time to weigh in on the proposed new interpretation of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). The public comment deadline has been pushed back from Dec. 10 to Jan. 9, according to a DOE notice Tuesday in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Spends Another $14K from Nuclear Waste Fund on Legal Costs
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in October spent $14,325 from its remaining Nuclear Waste Fund balance on federal court costs, according to its latest monthly update to Congress. That represented the large majority of the $15,727 spent from the fund during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to Spend £3.1B in Next Budget Year
The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said this week it expects to spend £3.1 billion ($3.9 billion) in its upcoming 2019-2020 budget year. Just over £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion) of that will be spent on its nuclear cleanup, reprocessing,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
Port Hope Project to Begin Third Contaminated Soil Removal
The Port Hope Project in Ontario, Canada, is scheduled Monday to begin retrieval of radioactively contaminated soil from a third and final location in the municipality. The project, involving 2,000 cubic meters of historic low-level radioactive waste near a sewage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: Holtec Bumps Minimum Hourly Wage at Manufacturing Plants to $15
Holtec International announced this week it would increase the minimum wage for employees at its U.S. manufacturing facilities to $15 per hour. “This pay raise is a small measure of my appreciation for the hard-working individuals at all Holtec campuses,” President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]