Vol. 13, No. 7 
Trump Drops Yucca Mountain, Eyes Nuke Waste Fund Fee Restart
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Push-Pull Continues on Radioactive Waste Disposal
Nevada’s political leaders voiced skepticism and cautious praise over the White House announcement that it would forgo requesting congressional appropriations to resume licensing of the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository in their state. But lawmakers representing states with stranded waste urged the Trump administration to rethink its decision even before it was official. This is […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Requests Small Budget Plus-Up for 2021
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting $863.4 million in funding for the upcoming 2021 fiscal year, a small step up from the $855.6 million authorized by Congress for the current spending cycle. But the agency noted Monday that amount would be 17% below its spending for fiscal 2014, just over $1 billion. In that time, the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
White House Again Proposes Relocating FUSRAP
The Trump administration this week again proposed transferring management of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to the Department of Energy. The plan is laid out in fiscal 2021 budget documents for both entities, employing similar language to that used last year in the White […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
New York AG Seeks Hearing on Indian Point License Transfer
By John Stang The New York state Attorney General’s Office and three other parties this week filed petitions for hearings with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the proposed license transfer and sale of the Indian Point Energy Center. Along with the Attorney General’s Office, the petitioners are: jointly the town of Cortlandt, village of Buchanan, […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Exelon Needs State Assistance to Support Nuclear Plants, CEO Says
By John Stang Power company Exelon repeated Tuesday that it still needs additional legislative help from states to keep its nuclear plants open. The message from President and CEO Chris Crane, speaking to financial analysts during a teleconference on the company’s 2019 earnings, echoed concerns he has raised repeatedly – most recently during the company’s […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: DOE Undersecretary Menezes to be Nominated for Deputy Energy Secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to nominate Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to take over as deputy secretary for the Department of Energy. Menezes would succeed Dan Brouillette, who in December was confirmed and sworn in as secretary of energy. The nomination for the No. 2 spot at DOE had not been […]