Vol. 14, No. 31 
Senate Budget Mirrors House Spending Approvals for Nuclear Energy, Interim Storage
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Senate Approps Matches House With Flat NRC Budget for ‘22
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved all of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s funding request for the upcoming fiscal year at a markup this week. In a 25-5 vote Wednesday the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the annual Energy and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
$6B in Nuke Credits Up for Auction in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The Department of Energy will establish a process to auction off tax credits to financially-struggling nuclear power plants, according to the Senate-side version of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that may see a vote in the coming days. Senate majority leader… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico ‘Hoping to See a Plan’ for Long-Term Rad Waste Storage, Heinrich Says
After a Tuesday hearing to vet a nominee for a senior Department of Energy job, New Mexico’s senior senator pounded the table about making sure proposed interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel do not turn into permanent repositories. “The concern,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Feds Have to do ‘Everything Humanly Possible’ to Prevent Nuke Plant Closures, Manchin Says
The Joe Biden administration can’t achieve its “aggressive” climate goals without nuclear energy, the chairman of the Senate’s energy panel said during a hearing this week. Speaking with RadWaste Monitor during a break from the action at Tuesday’s Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
TX to Tackle Rad Waste in Special Legislative Session
In a special session starting this weekend, the Texas state legislature will get another chance to pass laws that could make it harder to dispose of some radioactive waste in the state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has called the special session of the legislature… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC to Make Next Move in New Mexico Interim Storage Suit This Month
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning to fire its next salvo this month in an ongoing legal battle over one of two proposed interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, according to a court filing this week. NRC will file its next brief in the case… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Decommissioning
NRC to Consider ‘Escalated Action,’ Civil Penalty for Oyster Creek Security Violations
An inspection at a New Jersey nuclear plant being decommissioned by Holtec International revealed several security violations that might earn the company a civil penalty, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a letter to the plant’s owner last week. According… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Citing New Evidence, Enviros Ask NRC to Reconsider Decision on TMI Water Use Allegations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should certify that the parties involved with decommissioning Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant comply with environmental law and that there’s a plan in place for water use at the site, a watchdog group said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Should Consolidate Research on High-Burnup Fuel Storage, NWTRB Report Says
The Department of Energy needs to consolidate its agency-sponsored research on high-burnup spent nuclear fuel storage, the federal government’s nuclear waste panel said in a new report published this week. Although DOE funds “a variety of organizations” and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]