Vol. 14, No. 01

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC Chair Svinicki Resigning Before Inauguration

Kristine Svinicki will retire from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Jan. 21, more than a year before her five-year term is up, after serving under three presidents and leading the nuclear-power-plant regulator as chair since 2017. Svinicki, first nominated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Mirela Gavrilas to Replace Brian Holian as Director of NRC’s Nuclear Safety Office

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission veteran Mirela Gavrilas replaced Brian Holian as director of the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response on Dec. 31. The office leads the NRC effort to safeguard nuclear plants from foreign attacks in conjunction with the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Holtec and Lacey Township Reach Settlement Allowing Decommissioning to Move Forward

    After months of public dispute and consternation, Lacey Township has reached a settlement with Holtec to allow the company to add more storage casks to its fuel storage pad at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey. The township approved the deal at a planning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Entergy and Holtec Submit Application To Decommission Palisades Plant

    Entergy and Holtec jointly submitted a license transfer application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow Holtec to decommission the Palisades nuclear plant after it shuts down in 2022. Holtec plans to dismantle, decontaminate and remediate the Palisades… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Bill to Repeal Rate Hike for Ohio Nuke Customers Dies

    A bill to stop rate increases for customers of two financially ailing nuclear power plants in Ohio died after the state legislature failed to act on the emergency legislation before the holidays and it’s unclear if the measure will be revived in the 2021 session… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]

  • Budget & Policy

    More Ohio Audits of First Energy Ramping Up

    By John Stang The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio greenlighted the latest in a series of third-party audits of Firs Energy Corp.’s finances. A request for proposals for an independent  auditor will go out soon, according to a PUCO order filed on Dec. 30.  “Today… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]

  • International

    Westinghouse to Decommission Swedish Plant

    Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse Nuclear signed a contract with Vattenfall, a Swedish utility, to dismantle the Ågesta Nuclear Plant near Stockholm, the country’s first commercial nuclear power plant. Along with performing site work, Westinghouse will manufacture… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Looking Ahead: RadWaste Monitor’s Watch List for 2021 and the Biden Administration

    While a Biden presidency may well keep Yucca Mountain on ice, there might be some hope of the administration pushing for a solution to long-term waste storage, if nuclear power figures into the united Democratic government’s clean-energy push.  Biden and his… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

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