Vol. 14, No. 21 
Biden’s 2022 Budget Boosts Advanced Reactors, Adds Credit for Nuke Plants, Support for Siting Non-Yucca Repository
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Consent Based Siting Effort for Waste Repository Still Coming Soon, Granholm Says
The Secretary of Energy this week told members of Congress that her department is planning to start gathering information from communities about the possibility of siting a federal repository for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel. “We at the Department [of Energy]… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC to Make Decision on ISP Interim Storage License “Shortly After” Enviro Review Done, Still Waiting on Holtec
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will make a final decision about whether to license one of two proposed interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel “shortly after” it completes environmental impact statements for the project this summer, the agency’s spent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Holtec Violated Regs in Oyster Creek Canister Failure That Contaminated Worker, NRC Says
The company in charge of decommissioning a New Jersey nuclear power plant violated federal safety regulations after an accident involving a spent fuel storage canister caused a site worker to be doused with contaminated water, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Issues More COVID-19 Related Regs Exemptions to Nuke Plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted four nuclear power plants exemptions to federal regulations governing employee work hours and training during the month of April, according to a notice published by the agency this week. Between April 6 and April 29 NRC… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Time’s Up for Public Comments on Proposed Church Rock Disposal Plan
The public comment period for a proposed license amendment enabling cleanup operations at the Church Rock uranium mine is now over, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The last day for comments on the agency’s draft environmental impact statement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]