Vol. 12, No. 39

Commercial Decommissioning

NRC Still Considering Pilgrim Plant License Transfer Interventions After Sale

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is still reviewing two petitions for intervention in the license transfer proceeding for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts, even though it approved the transfer in August ahead of the sale of the retired plant. The “presidentially appointed Commission that oversees the NRC still has to rule on the […]
  • Decommissioning

    Watchdog Demands Halt to SONGS Used-Fuel Offload

    By John Stang A watchdog organization on Monday asked a state court in California to halt the transfer of used reactor fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and to make majority owner Southern California Edison prove it is on track to move the radioactive waste to an off-site location. The San Diego […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    Missouri Lawmakers Request NRC Hearing on Weapon-Grade Uranium Export Application

    Two members of Congress from Missouri are calling on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold an open hearing on a license application for export of weapon-grade uranium to Europe. The Department of Energy on July 31 filed an application for export of nearly 4.8 kilograms of highly enriched uranium to the Institute for Radioelements […]

  • Decommissioning

    Global Nuclear Power Closures Creep Up to 181, Report Says

    A total of 181 nuclear power reactors around the world have been retired as of July 1, but only 19 of those have been fully decommissioned, according to the 2019 version of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. The number of shuttered reactors rose by eight from the 2018 version of report. The United States, […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    Perma-Fix Seeking NRC License to Ship Treated Rad Waste to Italy

    Perma-Fix Northwest on Monday applied for a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to export up to 10,000 kilograms of radioactive waste back to Italy after it has been treated in the United States. The incoming waste would be comprised of personal protective gear, plastic, paper, and a small amount of glass contaminated by […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    North Dakota TENORM Disposal Licensing on Temporary Hold

    The state of North Dakota has temporarily suspended its review of applications to allow disposal of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) at two landfills in Williams County. The freeze gives time for officials in the northwestern county to decide whether to approve amendments to the conditional use permits for the landfills to begin […]

  • Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: Top House Appropriator to Retire

    House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said she would retire from Congress rather than seeking re-election in 2020. “I am honored that my colleagues in Congress elected me as the first Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee and will fight vigorously for House Democratic priorities as I negotiate spending bills for fiscal […]

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