Vol. 11, No. 7 
Some SONGS Decommissioning Environmental Impacts ‘Unavoidable,’ Calif. Agency Says
-
Commercial Low-Level Waste
Idaho Authorizes Limited Ops at US Ecology Waste Site After Explosion
US Ecology has received approval from the Idaho state government to restart some operations at a waste facility where an explosion in November killed one worker and injured eight others. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said Monday it had signed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
-
Cleanup & Remediation
Groundwater Study Ordered for West Lake Landfill
By John Stang The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 8 directed the potentially responsible parties for environmental remediation of the West Lake Landfill in Missouri to study potential groundwater contamination at the site. The potentially responsible… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
-
Innovation & Infrastructure
NNSA Readies New Funding Deals for Medical Isotope Production
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could soon award a new tranche of funding to support U.S. commercial manufacturing of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a senior official said this week. “We’re working… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
-
Decommissioning
Duke Taking Proposals on Potential New Decommissioning Plan for Crystal River
By John Stang Duke Energy is keeping its options open for eventual decommissioning of its retired Crystal River nuclear plant in central-western Florida. In a request last week to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to release the bulk of the Crystal River property… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
-
Decommissioning
Exelon Says Three More Nuclear Plants at Risk of Closure
Three more nuclear power plants operated by Exelon Generation are at risk of early closure, parent company Exelon Corp. said in a Feb. 8 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “Generation’s Dresden, Byron, and Braidwood nuclear plants in Illinois… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
-
Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Hampshire Bill Looks to Head Off Nuke Waste Storage
The New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill intended to shut the door on disposal of nuclear waste in the state even while establishing three bodies to address the issue. House Bill 704 would formalize the legislature’s opposition to building a facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
-
Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: American Gaming Association Reaffirms Opposition to Yucca Mountain
The trade group for the U.S. casino industry this month, in a letter to Congress, reaffirmed its opposition to development of a nuclear waste repository under Yucca Mountain, Nev. Addressing all members of the 116th Congress, the American Gaming Association noted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]