Vol. 14, No. 8 
Exelon to Split, Segregate Nukes, Generation From Utilities
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Commercial Decommissioning
NY County Exec Asks State Public Service Commission to Intervene in Indian Point Sale
Another New York politician this week leaned on the state’s Public Service Commission to block the transfer of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station’s operating license to Holtec International until the latter proves it can afford to safely decommission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
U.S. Ecology Earnings Take a Wallop in 2020 on Continuing Weakness Outside RadWaste Biz
Earnings fell at US Ecology, Boise, Idaho, in the fourth quarter, which the environmental services company and manager of several nuclear waste disposal sites attributed mostly to another large charge related to its 2019 acquisition of an oil-and-gas cleanup business. U.S.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
E&W Approps Chair Suggests Rad Waste Task Force; Is ‘Tired of the Issue’
The chairwoman of the House Appropriations panel responsible for nuclear energy and waste suggested in a hearing this week that the committee create a task force to deal with radioactive waste disposal and storage. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), who chairs the House… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Mich. AG, Enviros, File Objections to Palisades, Big Rock Point Sale by NRC Deadline
A coalition of watchdog groups followed through on their plan this week to file their objections to the sale of two nuclear plants in Michigan after their request to extend the filing deadline didn’t receive a response in time from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Beyond… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
VT Citizens’ Decom Panel to Advise State, Feds on Radwaste Disposal, Storage by Fall
A new citizens’ committee in Vermont plans to provide recommendations on reactor decommissioning and nuclear waste storage to the state and federal government by fall, the group said in a public meeting this week. The Federal Waste Nuclear Policy Committee, a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Could be Reprocessed or Converted for Storage, Reactor Companies Say at NAS Committee Meeting
Advanced nuclear technologies could make use of innovative strategies like steam conversion and reprocessing to dispose of spent fuel, according to reactor developers speaking at a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee meeting this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Minerals Company Asks NRC to Again Reconsider Objections to ISP Site
A minerals company that had its objections to a proposed interim storage facility tossed last month by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is again asking the agency to reconsider, according to a new filing this week. In their Tuesday appeal, Fasken Land and Minerals,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]