Vol. 14, No. 24 
Interim Storage Announcement Coming, Nevada Dems Take Victory Lap On Yucca
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NM Interim Storage Letter Set to Hit Granholm’s Desk Soon, Heinrich Says
New Mexico is planning to voice its displeasure with the Department of Energy over a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in their state, a member of its Congressional delegation told the secretary of energy in a hearing Tuesday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Householder Expelled From Ohio State House After $61M Bribery Indictment
The former Ohio speaker of the House was expelled from the state legislature Wednesday over his indictment in an alleged bribery scheme involving two nuclear power plants. State Rep. Larry Householder (R) was removed from the Ohio legislature in a 75-21 vote Wednesday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
On Climate Goals and Advanced Nuclear Regs, Granholm, Hanson Ask for Industry Cooperation
Two of the government’s top decision makers on nuclear energy again asked the nuclear energy industry for its help to get their goals for nuclear power across the finish line at a trade conference Monday. The Joe Biden administration “can launch more nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Very Low-Level Waste Regs Won’t Change, NRC Study Concludes
There’s no need for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to change existing regulations surrounding disposal of very low-level nuclear waste, according to the results of a three-year agency scoping study published this month. The study, which began in 2018, was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Extending Church Rock Comment Period
Members of the public have a few extra months to provide comments on cleanup at the site of one of the country’s worst radioactive accidents, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced this week. The comment period for a proposed license amendment allowing the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE ‘22 Budget Request Steps Up Funding to Recycle HEU into Advanced Reactor Fuel
The Department of Energy is looking for a cash boost to keep researching whether recycling highly-enriched uranium from test reactors is a possible route to producing advanced nuclear fuel, the agency said in budget justification documents published last week. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
CORRECTION
The article “L.A. Court to Hear Enviros’ Petition Against SONGS Decommissioning” (RadWaste Monitor, Vol. 14 Issue 23, June 11, 2021) should have said that the spokesperson who provided comment represents Southern California Edison. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]