Vol. 13, No. 32 
Barrasso Wants Advanced Nuclear Fuel, DOE Reports on Rad Waste Costs
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Energy Dept. Finalizes Plan for Disposal of Savannah River Wastewater in Texas
The Department of Energy this week formalized its plan to eventually ship up to 10,000 gallons of wastewater from the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina to a commercial facility in Texas for disposal, under the classification of low-level radioactive waste. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Plans August Decision on International Isotopes Breaches in Cesium Release
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission aims by the end of August to decide on enforcement measures for apparent license and regulatory violations by International Isotopes that contributed to the release of cesium-137 last year at a hospital facility in Seattle. An… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
US Ecology Revenue Rises, but Pandemic Dents Income
US Ecology grew its second-quarter revenue by 37% this year, to $213.9 million, but nonetheless reported a $5.2 million net loss in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That represented a loss of $0.17 per diluted share, or $0.08 on an adjusted basis, the Boise,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
COVID-19 Crunch at BWXT Commercial Unit Offset by Defense Steadiness in 2Q
COVID-19 took a big bite out of BWX Technologies’ commercial segment in the second quarter of 2020, but that was more than offset by strength in the company’s bread-and-butter nuclear Navy business, the Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear operator and manufacturer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Jacobs’ Revenue Rises to $3.3B in Fiscal Third Quarter
Jacobs Engineering on Monday reported a slight bump in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, from $3.2 billion in 2019 to $3.3 billion this year. Net revenue took a similarly modest step up for the three-month period ending June 26, from $2.6 billion to $2.7. billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Decommissioning
AECOM Revenue Drops, Income Numbers Mixed, in 3Q
AECOM on Tuesday reported a 5% drop in overall revenue for the third quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, while income figures mostly rose. Revenue fell from nearly $3.4 billion in third-quarter 2019 to just shy of $3.2 billion for the three-month reporting period… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Preliminarily Cites NextEra for Breach of Federal Waste Regulations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week preliminarily cited NextEra Energy with violating federal regulations in mischaracterizing a shipment of radioactive waste from its Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Wisconsin. The incident would constitute a “White” breach,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: Menezes Elevated to No. 2 Role at DOE
The Senate overwhelmingly approved Mark Menezes as deputy secretary of energy on Tuesday, despite opposition from some nuke-wary Democrats. The 79-16 vote elevated Menezes to the No. 2 position at the nuclear weapons, waste, and energy agency. Menezes was sworn… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Publication Notice
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