Vol. 13, No. 44 Senate Spending Bill Has $850M for NRC, Matches House Proposal for Interim Storage
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Budget & Policy
Biden Transition Announcements Largely Skirt Nuclear Power, Waste Issues
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his transition team this week, and though the landing team bound for the Department of Energy was 20 deep and stacked with nuclear-savvy ex-DOEers, the announcement revealed little about the incoming chief-executive’s thinking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
FirstEnergy Lawyers Leave Company Week after CEO Terminated
More top FirstEnergy executives are leaving the company, according to a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its top lawyer. FirstEnergy’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Robert Reffner was “separated” from the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Ohio Lame Duck Legislature Hears HB6 Bills
The Ohio legislature, which began its lame duck session Monday, held hearings on two of the four bills proposed to repeal the effects of a controversial nuclear bailout law at the center of a corruption scandal involving the state House’s former speaker. There… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Cortez Masto and Rosen Don’t Want Any Money Going to Yucca Mountain
The Senate unveiled its appropriations bill this week and Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) got what they asked for: No Yucca Mountain funding this year. The U.S. senators wrote a letter in opposition to the facility to the Senate committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
TVA Watts Bar Plant Slapped With Near $1M Fine
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission slapped a $900,000 fine on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar nuclear plant in Tennessee, issuing five violations related to a “substantial safety culture issue” at the plant during the fall of 2015 and early 2016.The Tennessee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]