Vol. 12, No. 33

Decommissioning

Entergy Completes Sale of Pilgrim Plant to Holtec

By John Stang Entergy Corp. on Monday completed the sale of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts to Holtec International for an undisclosed amount of money. The move came quickly on the heels of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    Jacobs to Buy Wood Group Nuclear Business

    Jacobs Engineering announced on Aug. 20 it would pay £250 million ($304.5 million) to acquire the nuclear business of the Scotland-based John Wood Group. The deal is expected to be sealed in the first quarter of 2020, pending regulatory approval in the United… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    Idaho Still Reviewing US Ecology Report on Explosion

    By John Stang The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is still reviewing a US Ecology report on the cause of a fatal explosion at its Grand View waste treatment and disposal facility. It is unknown when that review will be finished, said Albert Crawshaw,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Board Approves Limited Sierra Club Intervention in Texas Spent Fuel Storage Licensing

    The Sierra Club will be allowed to argue one environmental contention against U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing of a facility in West Texas for temporary storage of spent reactor fuel from nuclear power plants. An NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Texas Low-Level Waste Commission OKs Small-Quantity Disposal Set Aside

    The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission on Aug. 22 approved reserving a set amount of disposal capacity at the compact facility for certain “small quantity” generators. The addition to the Texas Administrative Code passed unanimously… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Spent-Fuel Transfer Proceeds at SONGS

    By John Stang Workers at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California have successfully moved the first two canisters of used reactor fuel to dry storage since restarting transfers on July 18. A third canister is on deck to begin movement this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Radiation Contamination Incident Batters International Isotopes’ Earnings

    International Isotopes on Aug. 14 reported a net loss of nearly $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2019, primarily due to expenses for ongoing remediation of a May radioactive contamination incident in Seattle. The $1.16 million net loss was close to four times… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: Army Corps Taking Bids on Fort Belvoir Reactor Decommissioning

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Aug. 23 began the official procurement process for decommissioning of its long-retired SM-1 reactor on the ground of Fort Belvoir, Va. Prospective vendors have until 11 a.m. Nov. 4 Eastern time to submit bids, according to the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Decommissioning

    While We Were Out

    RadWaste Monitor took a break over the past two weeks for Congress’ annual summer recess. Our affiliate publication, Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, kept up on the latest news around the nuclear security enterprise and its industry partners. Here’s a recap… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

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