Vol. 13, No. 41 
Federal Judge Puts Practice Fuel Runs at Oyster Creek on Ice
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Cleanup & Remediation
South Carolina Rep. Duncan Could Follow In Shimkus’ Footsteps
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) is bidding farewell to Congress after a more than 20 year stint as an Illinois representative, and he says Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) could be one of the congressmen to replace him as the lower chamber’s main advocate for a permanent nuclear-waste disposal site. Shimkus credited Duncan for helping secure the […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
International Isotopes Charged with Violations But Escapes NRC Fines
The NRC won’t fine International Isotopes for license and regulatory violations the company made last year that contributed to the release of cesium-137 last year at a Seattle hospital facility. In a letter of enforcement published on Tuesday, NRC staff dinged International Isotopes with two violations: failure to have appropriate administrative procedures to mitigate the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Market Research Resumes for DOE Long-term Mercury Storage
Soon after withdrawing its designation of Texas-based Waste Control Specialists as its long-term storage site for elemental mercury, the Department of Energy is seeking information about other potentially suitable sites. Responses are due by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Nov. 4 to DOE’s request for information (RFI) for a leased facility and services related to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Public Comment Period for Very Low-Level Waste Rule Ends
The public comment period for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking that would simplify the very low-level waste disposal process ended Wednesday with over 6,000 comments. Announced in March, the interpretive rule would allow the waste to be disposed of at facilities without Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses. The NRC would grant “specific exemptions” overriding current […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to Review Dominion Application to Renew License at Virginia Power Plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will review an application from Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) to extend its license at the Virginia-based North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2. Ken Holt, a Dominion spokesman, said if the license is approved, the company plans to operate the North Anna Power Station Unit 1 until 2058 […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Group Overseeing Pilgrim Plant Asks State Legislature for Relief From Voting Rules
The group overseeing the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts this week passed the only motion enough members were able to agree on: that current voting rules don’t allow the group to agree on anything. In order to pass a motion, the 21-seat Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) currently needs 11 members to vote […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
FirstEnergy Files for Protective Order, Opponents Can Respond Until Nov. 2
Anyone who opposes FirstEnergy’s plea for a protective order to block deposition of a company executive by an Ohio state government watchdog have until Nov. 2 to speak up, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio attorney examiner Gregory Price ruled Tuesday. FirstEnergy filed for the protective order last week. The company wants to block the production […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
FirstEnergy On Alleged Mission to ‘Out’ Whistleblower to Send Message
When Michael Pircio blew the whistle on FirstEnergy Corp., the electric utility allegedly involved with former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s $60 million racketeering scheme, the company filed a lawsuit to make an example out of him, Pircio said Monday in a court filing. When FirstEnergy found out that, days after his termination, Pircio downloaded […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Responsive Non-Destructive Testing Wins Contract at U.K. Low Level Waste Site
Responsive Non-Destructive Testing will carry out quality inspection and testing at the United Kingdom’s low-level radioactive waste disposal facility after winning a 12-month framework contract this week. The 18-person U.K.-based company Responsive Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), a subsidiary of Responsive Ltd., has five bases across England and deals with destructive, non-destructive and mechanical testing as well […]
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International
Japan to Continue With Plutonium Separation
Japan, which lacks a permanent waste disposal repository, will move forward with plans for a nuclear fuel recycling program that would involve extracting plutonium from spent fuel, according to the Associated Press. The plan has been highly criticized by China and Russia due to Japan’s huge plutonium stockpile and relatively few prospects for consuming it […]