Vol. 12, No. 46 
Brouillette Becomes 15th Energy Secretary
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Budget & Policy
Congress Still Negotiating 2020 Defense Policy Bill
Congress had not produced a compromise National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2020 as of early Friday afternoon, prolonging a lack of authorization for key nuclear programs. It was a week of whiplash predictions from top defense authorizers Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), who in the aggregate appeared less certain of […]
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Decommissioning
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against SONGS Used-Fuel Transfer
By John Stang A federal judge ruled Tuesday against an activist organization’s lawsuit seeking a halt to the transfer of spent reactor fuel into dry storage at the retired San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California. Following oral arguments on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Seeks Dismissal of Massachusetts Court Petitions on Pilgrim License Transfer
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Nov. 22 urged a federal appeals court to dismiss two requests from the commonwealth of Massachusetts to freeze the license transfer of the retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
PG&E Sets Price Tag, Schedule for Diablo Canyon Decommissioning
By John Stang Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) expects full cleanup of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to cost at least $5.1 billion, according to paperwork filed Wednesday with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. That breaks down to $3.16 billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Westinghouse Plant Hit With NRC Violation for Contaminated Shipment
Workers at Westinghouse Electric’s Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) in South Carolina violated federal safety codes in September when they shipped contaminated barrels of uranium hexafluoride to Washington state, adding to the growing list of safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear Waste Fund Treasury Securities Holdings Grow to $40.9 Billion
The federal fund intended to pay for the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., held $40.9 billion in U.S. Treasury securities at the end of fiscal 2019 on Sept. 30, according to the latest audit from the Department of Energy. That was up from $39.2… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Nuclear Trade Group Takes NRC to Court Over Very Low-Level Waste Disposal
The Nuclear Energy Institute is asking a federal appeals court to undo the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s determination that it has full authority to regulate disposal of very low-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, even in states that have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
Canada Narrows Candidate Sites for Spent Fuel Disposal
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said on Nov. 26 it had narrowed to three the number of communities being considered to host a deep geologic repository for spent fuel from nuclear power plants. In a site-selection process that began in 2010… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Energy Dept. Ponders Ban on HEU Exports for Isotope Production
The U.S. Department of Energy is studying whether to sign off on an extension of the legal deadline to end exports of weapon-grade uranium for foreign production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The agency’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Spent $8.6M on Seattle Cesium Contamination Cleanup in FY19
The U.S. Department of Energy spent $8.6 million during the last fiscal year on remediation of a cesium-137 spill at a hospital research facility in Seattle. Remediation is ongoing at the Research and Training Building for the University of Washington’s Harborview… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: White House to Nominate NRC Commissioner to Full Term
The White House on Nov. 22 announced its intention to nominate David Wright to a full term on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wright has served on the commission since May 2018. He assumed a seat vacated by Commissioner Jeff Baran, which expires on June… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]