Vol. 11, No. 47 
Old Hands to Stay at Senate Appropriations Energy Panel
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Decommissioning
PG&E Needs $1.6B From Ratepayers For Diablo Canyon Decommissioning
Pacific Gas and Electric said Thursday it will need an additional $1.6 billion from ratepayers to fund the anticipated $4.8 billion price tag for decommissioning its Diablo Canyon Power Plant. The California utility plans to shut down the San Luis Obispo County… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Utility Sets Dec. 28 Deadline for Fort Calhoun Decommissioning Assistance Bids
By John Stang Companies that want to assist in decommissioning the retired Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant have until Dec. 28 to submit requests for proposals. Staff at the Omaha, Neb., Public Power District told its board of directors that three companies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Board Declines to Step Down From Spent Fuel License Review
A panel of three administrative judges at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday rejected a motion that it be disqualified from adjudicating the license application for a planned spent nuclear reactor fuel site in West Texas. The matter now goes to the full… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New, Nongovernmental Organization Needed for Nuclear Waste Management, Study Says
The United States needs an all-new organization separated from the federal government if it hopes to finally end the decades-long impasse in building a permanent resting place for the nation’s nuclear waste, a panel of experts said Monday. That was one of a long… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Could Impose Escalated-Enforcement Violations on Holtec After Inspection
By John Stang Holtec International has requested a meeting with the U.S. Regulatory Commission to discuss two potential significant violations identified during a routine agency inspection in May of the corporation’s New Jersey headquarters. The site visit from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec, Exelon Oppose Interventions on Oyster Creek License Transfer
By John Stang Holtec International and Exelon are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reject requests from Lacey Township, N.J., and the Sierra Club for intervention and public hearings on the proposed transfer of the federal operations license for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: GE Hitachi to Buy Nuclear D&D Gear Maker
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy said Monday it plans before the close of the year to buy a South Carolina company that produces equipment for decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The Wilmington, N.C., nuclear services provider did not say how much… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]