Vol. 14, No. 48 
NRC Approves Palisades, Big Rock Point Sales; Enviros Complain of Lack of Hearing
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Decommissioning
Illinois Hopes that Feds Will Save Nuke Plants After Bailout Bill Expires, State Sen. Rezin Says
The state of Illinois wants Washington to step up and save its economically-troubled nuclear power plants after the Prairie State’s multi-million dollar bailout bill expires, a state senator said this week. “[O]ur hope is that this issue will be taken on at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Legal Sparring Continues in Texas Interim Storage Suit
A minerals company is fighting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over whether it can stay involved with Texas’ lawsuit against a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, court papers filed this week show. ISP, a joint venture between Dallas-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Nearly 95% of NRC Staff Vaccinated
Nearly all staff members at the nation’s top nuclear power regulator have been vaccinated against COVID-19, a spokesperson said this week. 2,684 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2,836 employees, around 95%, are fully vaxxed as of Wednesday, an agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Affirms Decision to Dispose of Some High Level Waste as Low Level Waste
In a development that could open the door for moving more federal radioactive waste to commercial disposal sites, the Department of Energy this week affirmed it would continue a 2019 that found certain less-risky high-level radioactive waste can be treated and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NuScale Going Public Via Investor-led Merger
A publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporation is merging with NuScale Power, a developer of small modular reactors, in a move expected to turn NuScale, Portland, Ore., into a public company sometime in the first half of 2022. The acquirer is an Oregon-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Nuclear Generation Ticking Down Further in 2022, EIA Predicts
Nuclear power’s share of U.S. electricity generation should continue to fall throughout this year and into the next, the government’s independent energy research authority forecast recently. Just about 20% of the country’s electricity will have come from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Former NRC Resident Inspector Guilty of Falsifying Reports, Court Finds
A former in-house federal inspector at a Virginia nuclear plant is facing up to five years of prison time after he was found guilty of intentionally falsifying inspection reports, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general announced this week. Gregory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: Harry Reid’s New Airport; Obituary
Wheels Down at Harry Reid International: Las Vegas Airport Renamed for Yucca-Slaying Senator Starting this week, travelers arriving in Las Vegas will land at an airport named for the U.S. senator arguably responsible for the demise of the nation’s only potential nuclear waste repository. During a Tuesday ceremony at the airport formerly known as McCarran, […]