Vol. 14, No. 18 
Next Steps on Interim Storage Months Away, Granholm Says
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Legislature Pulls “Misleading” High Level Waste Ban From Floor in Parliamentary Fracas
A bill that would have banned storage of high level waste in Texas was yanked ahead of a scheduled floor vote in the state’s House of Representatives because its legislative analysis was “substantially and materially misleading,” the state speaker of the House said. H.B. 2692, proposed in March by state Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R), got […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec to Step in On New Mexico Suit Over Interim Storage
The company seeking federal approval to build an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico is asking to get involved with the state’s ongoing lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to recent court filings. Holtec International filed a formal petition April 29 to intervene in New Mexico’s proceedings against NRC in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NY County Exec Urges Feds to Find Spent Fuel Disposal Solution Post-Indian Point Shutdown
The New York county executive with jurisdiction over the recently-shuttered Indian Point Energy Center urged federal legislators to find disposal solutions for the site’s spent fuel inventory, according to a series of requests published by the county office this week. New York’s legislators and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should also continue their oversight over the […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Judge Tosses Industry Suit Against NRC Over Very Low-Level Waste Rule
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by a prominent nuclear trade group over the agency’s interpretation of very-low level waste disposal regulations. The court lacked jurisdiction to make a ruling, according to a filing Tuesday. If a 2019 letter to industry from NRC detailing its interpretation of […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Obituary: Former NRC Commissioner Peter Lyons (1943-2021)
Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission board member Peter Lyons died, according to a statement from the agency this week. Lyons, 78, passed away April 29 after a year-long battle with cancer, according to the Los Alamos Daily Post. Those who worked with Lyons throughout his nearly 50-year career in the nuclear industry expressed their condolences throughout […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Geologic Repository “Still a Matter of Urgency,” Says Fed Nuke Waste Panel
Although spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste can be safely stored in the interim, progress on a long-term geologic repository is “still a matter of urgency,” an independent review board said Friday. If the federal government followed the recommendations provided by the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) in its Friday report, the result […]