Vol. 12, No. 1

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

As Next Budget Looms, Court Won’t Kick NRC Commissioner off Yucca Mountain Licensing

A federal appeals court has dismissed the state of Nevada’s petition seeking to force a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recuse himself from any decision-making on licensing the planned nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. The ruling arrived… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Senate Sends DOE Nuclear Energy Nominee Back to White House

    The 115th Congress ended Thursday without a Senate vote on confirmation of the White House nominee for assistant energy secretary for nuclear energy. That means Rita Baranwal would have to again be nominated and go through the confirmation process if she is to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Decommissioning

    NRC, Holtec Schedule Conference on Possible Storage-Cask Design Violations

    Representatives from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec International are scheduled to meet on Jan. 9 to discuss two possible violations of federal regulations in the energy services firm’s updated design for a spent nuclear fuel storage canister. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    NRC OKs Reducing Oyster Creek Insurance Coverage

    By John Stang The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved significant reductions in the amounts of insurance the newly retired Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station must carry. The reductions cover both on-site and off-site insurance plant owner Exelon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Arguments on Spent Fuel Storage License Interventions Won’t be Livestreamed

    Oral arguments scheduled later this month on petitions for interventions and hearings in the license application for a planned spent nuclear fuel storage facility in southeastern New Mexico will not be livestreamed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission board adjudicating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: NRC Sets Meeting, Webinar on Pilgrim Plant Decommissioning

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a public meeting for Jan. 15 to discuss the post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) and decommissioning cost estimate for the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Massachusetts. Owner Entergy plans… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]

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