Vol. 14, No. 47 
DOE, Biden Admin in Good Position for Interim Storage Success, NE-1 Says
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Decommissioning
NRC to Approve Palisades, Big Rock Point Sales This Month, Agency Says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to approve the sale of two Michigan nuclear power plants to a decommissioning company by Dec. 13, the agency said in a letter last week. NRC will issue “an order approving the transfer of licenses” of both Palisades Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Interim Storage RFI a “Critical Step” Towards Spent Fuel Solution, Ca. Congressman Says
The Department of Energy’s recently-rebooted search for a federal interim storage site to store spent nuclear fuel is one step in the right direction, one of Congress’s foremost advocates for nuclear-waste management said in a recent op-ed. DOE’s Nov.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Next Steps in States’ Interim Storage Lawsuits Coming in 2022
Two state lawsuits challenging a proposed interim storage facility in Texas won’t see much more action until after New Year’s, according to court documents filed in both cases this week. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has until Jan. 18 to file… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Watchdogs’ Case Against SONGS Spent Fuel Storage
The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear an environmental watchdogs’ bid to stop the storage of spent nuclear fuel at a California nuclear power plant under decommissioning. The highest court in the land, an independent branch of the federal government,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
CA Community Protests Diablo Canyon Closure at ‘Save Clean Energy’ Rally
Community members and other stakeholders gathered at a rally on the West Coast recently to show their support for California’s last nuclear power plant, slated to close in the coming years. Flying a small blimp with the phrase ‘save clean energy’ emblazoned on the side, demonstrators marched through San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Dec. 4 […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
PG&E SVP and Chief Nuclear Officer Welsch to Retire
The senior vice president of Pacific Gas & Electric’s generation business, and the head of its nuclear energy segment, will retire at the end of the year, the company said this week. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Senior Vice President of Generation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Church Rock Artifacts; Celeb Intervention for Diablo Canyon
NRC Taking Comments on Church Rock Historical Preservation Agreement with Navajo Nation Members of the public have a little more than a month to submit comments on a proposed agreement between the federal government and the Navajo Nation aimed at mitigating the impacts of a former uranium mine and mill’s cleanup on indigenous artifacts in […]