Vol. 12, No. 45 
House Committee Passes Nuclear Waste Management Bill (Again)
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Nuclear Energy Chief Commits to Studying Nuclear Fuel Recyling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy on Monday said she was committed to studying the potential use of advanced reactors in recycling radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants. Assistant Energy Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Stopgap Funding Bill Keeps Government Open Through Dec. 20
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed another stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running nearly three months into the 2020 budget year. Major news organizations reported the president signed the agreement after the Senate earlier in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Senate Moving Quickly to Confirm Next Energy Secretary
The U.S. Senate will vote Dec. 2, its first day back in Washington after Thanksgiving holiday break, on Dan Brouillette’s nomination to head the U.S. Department of Energy. The floor vote should occur around 5:30 p.m. ET that day, according to a Thursday Twitter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec Gears Up for Next Power Plant Acquisition
Energy technology company Holtec International on Friday took a key step toward buying another soon-to-close nuclear power plant for decommissioning. The plant in this case is the Indian Point Energy Center in upstate New York, which is scheduled for permanent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
SONGS Used Fuel Relocation Strategic Plan Due in 2020
By John Stang Infrastructure and environmental services specialist North Wind Inc. expects to have a strategic plan ready by December 2020 on how to move used nuclear fuel off-site from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California. Idaho Falls,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Board Dismisses Final Contention Against Texas Spent Fuel Storage Licensing
A board of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday reversed a prior order to allow the Sierra Club to argue one case against licensing of a facility in West Texas for temporary storage of spent fuel from nuclear power plants. The NRC Atomic Safety and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: AECOM CEO to Retire
AECOM said Friday that CEO and Chairman Michael Burke plans to retire by next year, either once his successor is found or ahead of the company’s 2020 yearly shareholders meeting scheduled for March. Burke will be the last executive to hold the dual title, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
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