Vol. 11, No. 8 
Entergy Wholesale Business Posts Steep Loss for 4Q
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Decommissioning
Mass. AG Petitions to Intervene in NRC Review of Pilgrim Deal
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and a local watchdog organization this week petitioned for intervention and a hearing in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s review of the license transfer application for the nearly retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
US Ecology Months From Resuming Waste Treatment in Idaho
By John Stang US Ecology said Thursday it does not anticipate resuming waste treatment for several months at its Grand View, Idaho, facility following a November explosion that killed one employee and injured eight others. On Feb. 7, the Idaho Department of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Energy Dept. Announces $60 Million More for Isotope Production
The Department of Energy on Wednesday announced plans to provide another $60 million in funding for domestic commercial programs to produce the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The department’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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International
‘Hard Brexit’ Would Change U.K. Procedures for Rad-Waste Shipments
The looming potential for the United Kingdom’s “hard exit” from the European Union could impact procedures for shipping radioactive waste and spent reactor fuel to and from the nation, the U.K. Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
FirstEnergy Solutions’ Bankruptcy Weighs on Parent Company
By John Stang FirstEnergy Corp.’s finances improved with the 2018 bankruptcy filing of subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), but the proceeding still haunts the parent corporation. This week, FirstEnergy Corp. reported $981 million in full-year 2018 earnings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Idaho OK With Extended Three Mile Island Spent Fuel Storage Environmental Finding
Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Feb. 15 expressed no misgivings about a preliminary federal finding that there would be no major impact in renewing the license for continued in-state storage of waste from the Three Mile Island nuclear power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: First Members Announced for Energy Secretary Advisory Board
Current and former executives with connections to the nuclear industry are among the eight members announced Wednesday to the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). Former EnergySolutions Chairman and CEO David Lockwood and Edison International President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]