Vol. 14, No. 35 
Abbott to Rad Waste: Drop Dead
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Decommissioning
NorthStar Muscling In on Kewaunee Plant Sale
The sale of a Wisconsin nuclear power plant is getting more scrutiny, as a second decommissioning company got permission this week to get involved in a review of the transaction. Dominion Energy already agreed to sell the Kewaunee Power Station to EnergySolutions,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
As Federal Vaccine Mandate Arrives, NRC Staff Still on Max Telework
A new vaccine mandate from the White House will force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s federal workforce to get the jab, while the agency says the majority of its staff are still working from home. The Joe Biden administration’s Thursday evening executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Enviros Back Progressive Challenger to Yucca Foe Titus
A candidate for Nevada’s first congressional district got two endorsements from environmental groups this week as she seeks to unseat one of the Silver State’s staunchest Yucca Mountain opponents. The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund gave its support… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
As Ida Dissipates, Dormant Waterford Nuclear Plant to Soon Restart
A Louisiana nuclear plant that shut down as Hurricane Ida battered the state last week will soon resume normal operations, the utility company that owns the site said this week. Entergy Nuclear has “completed all necessary internal readiness reviews and has received… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Nuclear Non-Profit, Union Urge Biden Admin to Expand Nuclear Energy
The federal government needs to do more than just prop up existing nuclear reactors to achieve its climate goals, executives of a major nuclear non-profit and a labor union said in an op-ed this week. Though the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Gov Reappoints State Enviro Agency Chair Niermann
The head of Texas’s environmental regulation agency is staying for another term, the governor’s office said this week. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday reappointed Jon Niermann to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), according to a press release.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Once Again Extends Comment Period for Environmental Justice Review
Members of the public are getting even more time to leave comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s planned agency-wide environmental justice review, according to a notice published this week. The new deadline for community input on NRC’s review is Oct.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Minor Security Violations at Oyster Creek Spent Fuel Storage Site, NRC Inspection Concludes
A New Jersey power plant undergoing decommissioning needs to shore up its spent fuel inventory security procedures, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found in a recent site inspection. NRC logged three physical security violations at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
In Siting Nuclear Waste Repositories, Experts Say Industry Needs to ‘Support the Opponents’
Working closely with would-be opponents of nuclear waste repositories is important to getting such sites built, a panel of international nuclear experts said at a conference last week. “I think it’s very important to have informed critics [of nuclear waste],”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]