Vol. 15, No. 11 
Summary report on interim storage RFI ‘forthcoming,’ NE-1 nom Huff tells Senators
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Decommissioning
Nuke credits in June ‘best case scenario,’ DOE says
The Department of Energy recently hedged a little about an agency official’s prediction that the first civil nuclear credits made available in November’s big infrastructure bill will be awarded by early summer. Although Andrew Griffith, DOE’s deputy assistant secretary for nuclear fuel cycle and supply chain, estimated during a Feb. 28 webinar that the agency […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC workshopping its part in DOE civil nuke credits rollout
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working to hammer out the details of its role in the Department of Energy’s legally-mandated civil nuclear credits program, according to slides published this week in advance of a planned NRC meeting. The commission is “developing criteria” to evaluate applications from economically-troubled nuclear plant operators hoping to get a piece […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Oklo, Deep Isolation, DOE labs partner to advance microreactor concept
A public-private joint venture to use spent nuclear fuel to power micro reactors received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy, the agency announced recently. The venture consists of Oklo Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., Deep Isolation of Berkeley, Calif., and the national laboratories at Argonne […]
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Decommissioning
‘No firm commitment’ so far on Holtec SMR site review, company says
Although Holtec International is still considering a former New Jersey nuclear power plant as a potential site for a future advanced reactor, the company had yet to make a decision as of this week, a spokesperson said. Holtec has made “no firm commitment to date” on whether it will build its SMR-160 advanced reactor at […]
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International
Wrap Up: Zaporizhzhia safe for now; Another Cali town throws in for spent fuel solutions; Perma-Fix and Westinghouse to collab on U.K. waste treatment facility
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers — hope you’re recovering from any St. Patrick’s Day festivities. As we head into the weekend, here are a few more stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week. Safety systems at Zaporizhzhia nuke plant still online, IAEA reports Two of five power lines connecting Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant to the grid […]