Vol. 13, No. 24

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC Prepares to Return Staff to Offices

Staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will next week begin returning to their offices after months of near-total telework due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ninety-eight percent of the federal agency’s nearly 3,000 full-time employees have been working remotely… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Senate Committee Backs Menezes’ Promotion to DOE Deputy

    The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday voted almost unanimously in favor of promoting Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to the No. 2 position at the Department of Energy. In the panel’s voice vote, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Railcar Catches Fire While Carrying Low-Level Radioactive Waste

    A railcar carrying low-level radioactive waste caught fire last week near Chicago, but contaminants do not appear to have escaped, according to an incident notice posted Friday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The waste encompassed un-irradiated zirconium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Holtec CEO Opposes More Time for Comments on Spent-Fuel Storage Enviro Doc

    Holtec International President and CEO Kris Singh on Wednesday said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should not give the public extra time to comment on a key document in licensing his company’s planned facility in southeastern New Mexico for storage of spent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC to Prepare Full Environmental Impact Statement for Relicensing Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will prepare a full environmental impact statement (EIS) on Westinghouse’s application to renew the license for its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina. The EIS would replace a draft environmental assessment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Incumbents All Advance in Nevada Congressional Primaries

    Tuesday was a good night for congressional incumbents in Nevada, who easily overcame primary challenges. The state’s four members of the House of Representatives all advanced to the Nov. 3 general election, according to unofficials results from the Nevada… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Decommissioning

    Army Corps Issues Sources-Sought Notice for Alaska Reactor Decommissioning

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Tuesday began collecting data from potential vendors for the upcoming decommissioning of the retired SM-1A reactor at Fort Greely, Alaska. The Army Corps emphasized that it is not yet taking bids, but is only seeking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • International

    SHINE Planning Isotope Facilities in Asia, Europe

    SHINE Medical Technologies expects in the next five years to site isotope production facilities in Europe and Asia, one staffer said Wednesday. The company is currently more than a year from receiving anticipated federal regulatory approval to open its first production… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • International

    Canada Prepares Field Studies at Potential Spent-Fuel Disposal Location

    The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in Canada could by September begin preparing to drill the first test boreholes in the second of two locations still in contention to house a deep geologic repository for spent fuel from the nation’s nuclear power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Wrap Up: Southeast Compact Commission Taking Nominations for Rad Waste Innovation Award

    Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 31 for the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management’s 2021 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award. Nominees can be individuals, companies, or other organizations that have “contributed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

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