Vol. 12, No. 9

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Nevada Lawmakers Urge Trump to Leave Yucca Mountain Out of Next Budget

Nevada’s congressional delegation is refreshing its opposition to building a nuclear waste repository in their state ahead of the imminent rollout of the White House’s next budget proposal. The Trump administration is expected to issue its fiscal 2020 spending… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Utah Low-Level Waste Disposal Bill Waits on Decision by Governor

    By John Stang A bill that would ease the acceptance and storage of depleted uranium in Utah now awaits signature from Gov. Gary Herbert (R). But so far, Herbert has not indicated whether he will sign it or reject the legislation — or when that decision would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Texas Bills Aim to Strengthen Waste Control Specialists’ Business Edge

    Legislation filed on Feb. 22 in the Texas Legislature aims to give Dallas-based Waste Control Specialists a competitive edge in the national market for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW). Members of the state House and Senate introduced identical bills… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    ECA Presses Congress to Demand DOE Report on High-Level Waste

    While the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) hopes the Department of Energy will readjust its classification of high-level radioactive waste, it has not forgotten the federal agency still owes Congress a report on the issue. The ECA asked the House and Senate Armed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Decommissioning

    Feds Ordered to Pay Another $103M Over Spent Fuel Disposal Delay

    By John Stang A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay more than $103 million to the owners of three retired nuclear power plants for failing to meet its legal mandate to remove spent nuclear fuel from the properties. U.S. Court of Federal Claims Senior… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Nuclear Waste ‘Reset’ Advocates Take Their Case to Washington

    WASHINGTON — A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman and other issue experts made the rounds on Capitol Hill this week to argue for a top-to-bottom rethinking of management of the nation’s nuclear waste. “The situation in the U.S. is terribly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Wildfires Dominate Latest Earnings from California Utilities

    By John Stang Earnings reports from two California utilities this week focused far more on the impact of massive wildfires in the state than on their nuclear power plants. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. reported an $11.8 billion increase from 2017 to 2018 in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Wrap Up: FirstEnergy Solutions President Stepping Down

    Donald Schneider will step down as president of bankrupt nuclear power provider FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) effective Saturday, but he will stay on as executive chairman until his retirement on May 1. Schneider’s voluntary retirement package will include… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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