Vol. 12, No. 26 NDAA Amendment Would Give Governors a Say in DOE High-Level Waste Reinterpretation
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Senate Panel Wrestles With Nuclear Waste Disposal Impasse
By John Stang A Thursday hearing of a U.S. Senate committee focused on a perceived symbiosis between the long-delayed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and two proposed consolidated used fuel storage sites in Texas and New Mexico. Senators and witnesses argued… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Bechtel, Deep Isolation Ink Cooperation Agreement
One of the Department of Energy’s major contractors has sealed a cooperative agreement with a young California company that is offering a “drillhole” approach for disposal of nuclear waste. Under the memorandum of agreement announced Monday, Bechtel will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
US Ecology to Acquire Oil and Gas Remediation Specialist
Environmental services provider US Ecology on Monday announced it would acquire an energy industry-focused remediation and response company. The $966 million, all-stock buyout of NRC Group Holdings (NRCG) is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Ohio Lawmakers Update FirstEnergy Bailout Bill
By John Stang Legislation intended to help FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) keep two nuclear power plants financially afloat is in the late stages of consideration by the Ohio General Assembly. At the same time, FES has asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico State, Local Leaders Remain at Odds Over Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Leaders of two southeastern New Mexico communities this week reaffirmed regional support for plans for an interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel that could be built in their area in a matter of years. Eddy County and the city of Carlsbad are two of the four… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Congressman Restates Call for Full-Time NRC Inspector at SONGS
U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) has reaffirmed his call for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to post a full-time inspector at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) until completion of the used reactor fuel offload at the retired power plant. The lawmaker,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Arkansas Approves SEFOR Site for Unrestricted Use
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) this month formally determined that the site of the now-decommissioned Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) can be released for unrestricted use. Contractor EnergySolutions completed decommissioning the facility… 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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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
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