Vol. 14, No. 43

November 05, 2021

‘Laissez-faire’ Decommissioning Rule Weakens Agency, NRC Commissioner Says

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed decommissioning rule “misses the mark” and cedes too much of the agency’s and the public’s power over the decommissioning process to industry, one commissioner said this week. The proposed rules change, which the commission approved on a 2-1 vote Wednesday after three years of drafts, “tilt[s] the regulation” of nuclear […]

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Spent Fuel Suit Isn’t Valid, NRC Says in Motion to Dismiss

A federal judge should toss Texas’s suit against a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel because the state has not attempted to settle its grievance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission outside of court, the agency said Thursday. It’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Interim Storage RFI Won’t Solve Spent Fuel Problem, Industry Group Warns

SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The Department of Energy’s plan to conduct market research about siting a federal interim spent fuel storage facility might amount to nothing if industry and spent fuel host communities do not raise a ruckus around it, a trade group executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Feds Unphased by Industry Advocacy; Governors Must Step Up, Yankee Exec Says

SUMMERLIN, NEV — When it comes to getting spent nuclear fuel away from former power plant sites, the industry is “doing the wrong thing” to pressure the federal government to take action, a utility executive said here this week. “[W]e really need to engage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
Commercial Decommissioning
A Consent-Based Siting Process for Spent Fuel Disposal Would be Like ‘Starting Over,’ Yucca Host-County Official Says

SUMMERLIN, NEV. — Advocacy in Washington for a consent-based approach to siting a permanent repository for the nation’s nuclear waste is only a political football that stalling “meaningful” progress towards a disposal solution, an official from the county… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
Decommissioning
Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Deets in Next 90 Days, PG&E Says

SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The utility company in charge of a California nuclear power plant is preparing to roll out its plan to decommission the site, a representative said this week at the annual Decommissioning Strategy Forum. “We’ll have several major announcements… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
Decommissioning
Holtec Expects NRC to Approve Palisades Sale by in January, Close Deal in June

SUMMERLIN, NEV. — Federal regulators should approve the sale of a Michigan nuclear power plant early next year, a Holtec executive said this week at the Exchange Monitor’s annual Decommissioning Strategy Forum. Holtec International expects the Nuclear Regulatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
Decommissioning
Holtec “Evaluating” Oyster Creek as Potential Site for Future Advanced Reactor

SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The site of a shuttered New Jersey nuclear power plant could one day host an advanced modular reactor, Holtec International’s regulatory affairs chief said this week at the Decommissioning Strategy Forum. Holtec is “evaluating” Oyster… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
Decommissioning
PG&E Wrapping Up Decom at Humboldt Bay

Decommissioning at a long-shuttered California nuclear power plant is complete, the company in charge of the project told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has “completed the final phase of decommissioning” at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
Budget & Policy
Wrap-Up: Industry Needs Champion on Hill; Exelon Boosts Infrastructure Bill; No Indian Point Inspector

Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. With the Decommissioning Strategy Forum a wrap, here are some updates from the civilian nuclear power world that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week from our conference hub outside of Las Vegas: Industry Holding on for a Hero in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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Vol. 14, No. 43

‘Laissez-faire’ Decommissioning Rule Weakens Agency, NRC Commissioner Says

Texas Spent Fuel Suit Isn’t Valid, NRC Says in Motion to Dismiss

DOE Interim Storage RFI Won’t Solve Spent Fuel Problem, Industry Group Warns

Feds Unphased by Industry Advocacy; Governors Must Step Up, Yankee Exec Says

A Consent-Based Siting Process for Spent Fuel Disposal Would be Like ‘Starting Over,’ Yucca Host-County Official Says

Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Deets in Next 90 Days, PG&E Says

Holtec Expects NRC to Approve Palisades Sale by in January, Close Deal in June

Holtec “Evaluating” Oyster Creek as Potential Site for Future Advanced Reactor

PG&E Wrapping Up Decom at Humboldt Bay

Wrap-Up: Industry Needs Champion on Hill; Exelon Boosts Infrastructure Bill; No Indian Point Inspector

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