Vol. 12, No. 16 
Holtec Aims to Buy Another Retiring Nuclear Plant
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Cleanup & Remediation
Schumer Wants $250M Plus-Up For FUSRAP
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) this week called for nearly tripling the Trump administration’s fiscal 2020 funding proposal for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The $250 million plus-up… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
Army Corps RFP for Fort Belvoir Reactor Decommissioning Due in June
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects in mid-June to issue the request for proposals for decommissioning of the long-retired SM-1 nuclear reactor at Fort Belvoir, Va., a senior official said Monday. This will be the final version of the solicitation, as the procurement schedule did not allow time for a draft document that could […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Terminates Long-Running Rulemaking on Special Nuclear Material Accounting
The five members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously terminated a decade-long, multimillion-dollar program to update federal regulations on material control and accounting (MC&A) of special nuclear materials. “The Commission has disapproved… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Decommissioning
Calif. Congressman Plans Spent Fuel Storage Legislation
U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) said Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would expedite removal of spent reactor fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California. “Today, I was pleased to announce new legislation to ensure… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Three Mile Island Reactor 1 Cleanup Expected to Cost $1.2B
By John Stang Exelon plans to delay decommissioning of its soon-to-retire Three Mile Island nuclear plant reactor Unit 1 (TM-1) for nearly 60 years, with a roughly $1.2 billion cost estimate for full cleanup. The reactor will join the long-closed Three Mile Island… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
EnergySolutions Completes On-Site Cleanup of Ark. Reactor
EnergySolutions said Thursday it has finished on-site remediation of the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) near Fayetteville, Ark. “The application of the EnergySolutions Decommissioning Management Model at SEFOR produced results that exceeded… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Wrap Up: Las Vegas Casino, Tourism Execs Urge Congress to Block Yucca Mountain
Top casino and tourism executives in Nevada on Monday told Congress that moving forward with the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository could be devastating for the state’s economic future. In an open letter to the members of the House and Senate, Las Vegas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]