Vol. 14, No. 27 
Layoff of Oyster Creek Rad Techs Violates Union Deal, Labor Rep Says; Case in Arbitration
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico “Cannot Accept” Proposed Interim Storage Site, Lawmakers Tell Granholm
New Mexico is very unhappy about the possibility of a commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel within its borders, a cadre of officials told the Secretary of Energy last week. The Land of Enchantment “has not and will not consent” to the proposed Holtec International interim storage site in Lea County, N.M., said […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Environmental Review of Holtec Interim Storage Site Delayed to November
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has delayed the final environmental review for Holtec’s proposed interim spent fuel storage site in Lea County, N.M., to November from July, the agency said last week. In a letter dated July 2, the commission also said that a separate safety review for the proposed site will also be delayed, to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to Conduct Environmental Justice Review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is putting together a team to look into how the agency currently addresses environmental justice, according to a press release this week. The commission’s new Environmental Justice Review Team has already started “reviewing recent Executive Orders and assessing practices of other federal, state and tribal governments,” NRC said in a Thursday […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Host County Execs in Texas Undecided About Interim Storage Site After Community Meeting
The executive of a Texas county slated to host a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel said Wednesday that the county commission may vote to take a public stance on the project following a community meeting earlier this week. While the Andrews County, Texas Commissioners’ Court can vote to pen a letter of […]
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Decommissioning
Enviros Still Pushing for NRC to Walk Back TMI Sale
A nuclear watchdog aiming to halt the sale and decommissioning of the power plant at the epicenter of one of the nation’s worst nuclear disasters is again asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reconsider its challenge, according to a new motion filed with the agency last week. NRC erred when it tossed Three Mile Island […]