Vol. 11, No. 9 
NRC Dockets Full Review of Holtec Spent Fuel Storage Plan
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
No Clear Favorite Option Yet for Rebuilding Yucca Documents Database
A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission advisory panel on Wednesday suggested which options it opposes for re-establishing a massive database of documents on licensing the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, but ended a two-day meeting without recommending a clear path forward. Members of the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) now have […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
MOU Pending From Parties to Vermont Yankee Sale Review
By John Stang There was no word early Friday afternoon on an anticipated memorandum of understanding among the parties authorized to intervene in the state of Vermont’s regulatory review of the sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. A number of the parties said last week they anticipated an agreement addressing remaining points […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Federal Tax Reform Drags Down Entergy Earnings
Federal tax reform legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in December impaired Entergy’s earnings for its latest quarter and full-year 2017. For the fourth quarter, the utility company reported a $479 million loss ($2.66 per share) on an as-reported basis, compared to a gain of $138 million ($0.76 per share) on an operational, non-generally accepted […]
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International
U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Lashed Over Magnox Contract
A United Kingdom House of Commons committee on Wednesday lashed the government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for its handling of a multibillion-pound contract for nuclear-reactor decommissioning that is being canceled early following an expensive legal challenge. An excessively complicated contract process led to selection of the “wrong supplier,” Cavendish Fluor Partnership, and then to a nearly […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Hearing Set on Motion to Dismiss San Onofre Waste Lawsuit
A hearing has been set for April 5 on motions to dismiss a California watchdog group’s lawsuit against storage of spent reactor fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Public Watchdogs has no standing to sue in the matter, among several breakdowns in its case, SONGS primary owners Southern California Edison (SCE) and […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Merrick Promotes VP to Lead Nuclear Services Unit
Colorado-based engineering firm Merrick & Co. announced Tuesday it has selected a familiar face to lead its Nuclear Services & Technology (NST) unit. Effective April 1, Merrick Vice President Scott Gustafson will become business unit lead for the NST team. Gustafson will replace John Buckle, who will become a part-time consultant to the firm. In […]