Vol. 12, No. 27 
Deep Isolation Aims for First Contract in 2019
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Decommissioning
Holtec Seals Acquisition of Retired New Jersey Nuclear Plant
Holtec International said Monday it has completed the acquisition of the retired Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey for decommissioning. The announcement was no surprise, after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month approved the transfer of the Lacey Township site’s reactor and spent-fuel storage licenses from then-owner Exelon to the New Jersey energy […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Delays Completion of Spent Fuel Storage License Application Reviews
By John Stang The U.S. Regulatory Commission this week pushed back its schedule for completing reviews of license applications for two planned used nuclear fuel storage facilities in Texas and New Mexico. The agency by letter notified the corporate teams behind the projects: Holtec International, which wants to build a site with maximum capacity exceeding […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
FirstEnergy Solutions Extends Deadline for Ohio Nuclear Bailout
By John Stang FirstEnergy Solutions said Monday it would reconsider plans to close two nuclear power plants if the Ohio legislature by July 17 passes a bill that that would create a state subsidy for the bankrupt corporation. The bill is controversial because all of the state’s ratepayers —regardless of whether they are served by […]
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Decommissioning
Duke Wants NRC Decision on Crystal River License Transfers by Dec. 31
Duke Energy has asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to rule by the end of this year on its application to transfer licenses for its shuttered Crystal River nuclear power plant to another company for decommissioning. Duke filed the license transfer application on June 14, about two weeks after it announced it had hired Accelerated […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
California Lands Commission Backs Federal Spent Fuel Bills
The California State Lands Commission on June 28 voted unanimously to approve a resolution to support two pieces of federal legislation that would prioritize removing used reactor fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). None of the three commissioners commented on the resolution. The bills are the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: NRC Readies Public Meetings on Decommissioning Advisory Boards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans through fall to hold a series of public meetings in communities near nuclear power plants that have closed or are nearing the end of the service life. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss best practices for community boards that would provide advice on decommissioning of the facilities, […]