Vol. 14, No. 36 
NRC Gives its Blessing to Interim Storage in Texas
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Decommissioning
Illinois Legislature Passes Subsidies to Save Byron, Dresden Nuclear Plants
Nuclear power in Illinois is getting a new lease on life after the state’s governor signed a law this week approving subsidies for two economically-troubled power plants. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Wednesday signed a bill that provides around $700 million in credits for the Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants. The subsidies, which are […]
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Budget & Policy
Energy Budget Reconciliation Through House Panel, Nuclear Amendments Left Aside
A budget markup of the Joe Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act made its way through the House’s energy panel Tuesday, with the majority shaking off a couple of attempts by Republicans to get more nuclear energy in the mix. The energy subsection of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Ready to Press Forward in NM Interim Storage Case
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a federal judge in New Mexico this week that it was ready for judgement in a court case over a proposed interim storage facility in the state, according to a new court filing. NRC told the U.S. District Court for New Mexico… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You […]
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International
Granholm Off to Austria to Talk Nuclear Energy
The Secretary of Energy will head off to Europe next week to lead the U.S. delegation at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference, the Department of Energy announced Thursday. At the annual conference in Vienna, Austria, Secretary Jennifer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
MD Voters, Enviros Protest Nuke Plant Bailouts
A group of Maryland environmental activists Monday protested Congress’s proposed tax credits aimed at saving economically-troubled nuclear power plants, according to a press release. Activists from Beyond Nuclear and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
North Wind Has Go-Ahead to Continue Cleanup Work at Ohio FUSRAP Site
The Army Corps of Engineers gave North Wind Portage the green light to continue its cleanup work at a former beryllium manufacturing plant in Ohio, a company spokesperson said this week. North Wind, which was awarded the $82 million contract for the Formerly Utilized… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Former Holtec VP Joins Westinghouse Operating Plants Branch
Westinghouse is bringing in a former Holtec Decommissioning International c-suite executive to take over its biggest business line, the company announced recently. Pamela Cowan, who was senior vice president and chief operating officer of Holtec’s decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Ops Director Heading to IAEA
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s highest-ranking career executive is leaving the agency next month, according to a press release this week. Margaret Doane, who currently serves as NRC’s executive director of operations, will leave her post effective Oct.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Keep FUSRAP Separate from DOE, CRS Study Says
While the Joe Biden administration in its appropriations request floated the idea of moving a military cleanup program to the Department of Energy from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, lawmakers seem inclined to keep things as they are, according to a recent analysis… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]