Vol. 14, No. 45 
Texas AG Argues Federal Overreach in Suit Against Recently Licensed ISP Interim Storage Facility
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Contracts & Procurement
Biden Signs Infrastructure Legislation, Locking In Nuke Credits
The Department of Energy has until March or so to hammer out the details of a tax credits program for financially-troubled nuclear power plants after President Joe Biden signed a long-awaited infrastructure package into law this week. The bipartisan bill, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico Files Second Lawsuit Against Interim Storage
The state of New Mexico is expanding its legal campaign against spent fuel storage with a new lawsuit challenging a proposed interim storage facility in Texas, according to a press release this week. State attorney general Hector Balderas and the New Mexico Environment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Judge Won’t Boot NorthStar From State Review of Kewaunee Plant Sale to EnergySolutions
New York-based NorthStar can continue participating in a public review of the Kewaunee Power Station’s sale to EnergySolutions, and the review need not be restricted to the acquirer’s finances, according to a transcript released this week. During a Nov. 3… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Judge Blocks Holtec Run on Spent Fuel Cash for Pilgrim Nuke Plant
Holtec International’s hopes of taking over government payouts for spent fuel storage at a Massachusetts nuclear plant under decommissioning were dashed this week when a federal judge ruled in favor of the site’s former owner, according to a new court filing. Although… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Full Force-on-Force Inspections for Nuke Plants Return in 2022, NRC Stays Flexible
Although the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning to return to a pre-pandemic posture for its antiterrorism inspections at nuclear power plants, the agency will still allow exceptions to licensees who can prove the public health emergency is still causing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Approves Exelon Spin-Off to Take Over 17 Nuke Plants from Parent Company
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week allowed a new Exelon spin-off company to take ownership of over a dozen current and former nuclear power plants currently owned by the utility, according to a press release. As part of Exelon’s corporate restructuring,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
‘No Immediate Plans’ to Change Hybrid Work Status at NRC
As Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff trickle back into the office, the agency said this week that its current hybrid workplace model doesn’t yet have an expiration date. “We now are in a posture where most employees are teleworking about three days a week,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap-Up: Farewell, Humboldt Bay; Unis Get Millions in NRC Grants; This Week in Inspections
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Here are some other updates from around the civilian nuclear power space that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week: Humboldt Bay’s License Terminated as Decommissioning Wraps Up A former California nuclear power plant had its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]