Vol. 13, No. 46 
Emergency Bill To Put Nuclear Bailout Law On Hold Hears Opposing Testimonies
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Commercial Decommissioning
New York Officials, Advocacy Groups Condemn Indian Point Sale
In a statement before Thanksgiving, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo condemned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s long-telegraphed approval of the sale of Entergy’s Indian Point nuclear plant to Holtec Decommissioning. “Cleaning up Indian Point will be complicated… 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
Senate Environment and Public Works Approves Nuke Reform Bill
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee approved its bi-partisan American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020 at a Wednesday business meeting. If passed, a tall order, with less than a month remaining in the 116th Congress, the American Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Experts Look to Foreign Repositories for Inspiration About Potential Post-Yucca Disposal Sites
By John Stang Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board is examining geologic research conducted in Europe for nuclear waste repositories in part to get a head start on such studies if the Yucca Mountain project is permanently rejected. The board, an independent advisory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Approves Three Mile Island Unit 2 License Transfer for Decommissioning
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday greenlighted the transfer of Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 license to EnergySolutions subsidiary TMI-2 Solutions from FirstEnergy Companies for decommissioning. Three Mile Island’s Unit 2, located 10 miles from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Ohio Utilities Regulator Seeking New Chairman
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Nominating Council is seeking a new commissioner after its former leader resigned two weeks ago, when his home was raided by the FBI, according to a press release this week. The raid happened just days after FirstEnergy Corp.,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Army Corps Completes Important Fort Greely Design Work, Moving Closer to Decommissioning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed design work to separate the north and south ends of the SM-1A deactivated nuclear plant at Fort Greely in Alaska, an incremental step required before starting decommissioning of the site. Next on the U.S. Army Corps… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]