Vol. 14, No. 10 
No (Policy) Strings on Me: 30 Minutes with Christopher T. Hanson, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
No CISF in Texas without Governor Approval, WCS Tells State Enviro Committee
The president of a company in charge of a proposed interim storage facility in Texas told state lawmakers this week that it wouldn’t build the site unless it got the green light from the governor’s mansion. David Carlson, president and chief operating officer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NEI to Step in On Indian Point Decommissioning Battle
A big nuclear industry trade group plans to jump into the ongoing controversy surrounding the decommissioning of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station to “help educate and inform” policy makers, an industry executive said this week. The Nuclear Energy Institute… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Nuke Lobby Envisions A “New Normal” Future Decommissioning
Reactor decommissioning sites could become prime locations for future advanced nuclear technology, an executive at the nation’s foremost nuclear industry group said this week. “In the past, I think many viewed decommissioning as a sign of the end of the commercial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Strah Now FirstEnergy’s Full-Time CEO
By John Stang FirstEnergy Corp.’s acting chief executive officer Steve Strah is now the permanent CEO, the corporation announced this week. Strah had been acting CEO since October and president, a position he retains, since May 2020. He has replaced Chuck Jones,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Very Low-Level Waste Scoping Study Due April, Agency Says
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission study recommending updates for disposal of very low-level radioactive waste is scheduled to wrap up this spring, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffer said this week. The commission’s very low-level waste (VLLW) scoping study… 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
Veil Appointed Reactor Regulation Chief at NRC
The acting director of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s reactor regulation office will become the official head of the program, the agency announced this week. Andrea Veil, who had been serving as interim head of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Federal Court Agrees to Hold on Enviros’ Petition Against ISP Interim Storage Site
A federal judge last week put an indefinite hold on a coalition of environmental groups’ petition against a proposed interim spent fuel storage site in west Texas, court filings show. The D.C. circuit court of appeals also agreed to consolidate the complaints… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
2020 Waste Volume Halved at EnergySolutions Utah Site, Exec Says
The total volume of waste disposed of at the EnergySolutions facility in Utah was cut in half in 2020, a site executive said Tuesday. Vern Rogers, regulatory affairs director at EnergySolutions, said at a panel during the Waste Management Symposium that the roughly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]