Vol. 14, No. 44 
Weeks or Months Before Deets on DOE Nuke Credits From Infra Bill, Agency Says
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Ex-Energy Secretary Brouillette Violated Hatch Act, Special Counsel Says
In 2020, Dan Brouillette, then-President Donald Trump’s second energy secretary, allegedly violated the Hatch Act — the law that prevents public servants from campaigning for or supporting candidates for office, the special counsel said in a report this week. Brouillette… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas State Rep Landgraf Takes Victory Lap on Rad Waste Ban
Texas has “a strong leg to stand on” in opposing an interim storage facility planned there, according to an op-ed published over the weekend by the Texas state lawmaker who sponsored the state’s recently-enacted ban on high-level nuclear-waste storage. With… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Byron Plant Expected to Run Through Mid-Century After Bailout, Exelon Says
After an Illinois climate bill bailed out two financially-struggling nuclear plants in the state, the utility operating the reactors said last week that their lifespans had been significantly increased. Byron Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 2 reactor will run… 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
GE to Split, Nuclear Services Segment to Spin Off in ‘24
As part of a foundation-shaking corporate split announced this week, General Electric said its nuclear services arm will be managed by a future spin-off company focused on the energy sector. General Electric’s (GE) power segment will be subsumed into a new business… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Finds Three Minor Design Control Violations at Holtec HQ, Inspection Finds
An inspection at Holtec International’s headquarters found that the company violated some federal regulations in its spent fuel cask program, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a recent letter. In a letter to Holtec president and CEO Krishna Singh, dated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Approves Final Site Surveys at Former Humboldt Nuke Plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is wrapping up its end of the decommissioning process at a former California nuclear power plant and deemed several locations at the site safe for unrestricted use, according to a recent letter from the agency. NRC approved three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: Keeping Diablo Canyon Open Could Save Cash; Texas Interim Storage Suit Update; New Treasurer at Entergy
Happy Friday and happy belated Veterans Day, fellow nuke-watchers. Before the weekend begins, here are some other updates from around the civilian nuclear power space that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week. Keeping Diablo Canyon Open Could Reduce Emissions,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Editor’s Note: The New Exchangemonitor.com
Exchangemonitor.com has refreshed its website and now posts news and commentary from across the defense- and civilian-nuclear industries in (near) real time. If you haven’t gotten used to checking exchangemonitor.com throughout the day, we could hardly blame… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]