Vol. 15, No. 15 
DOE to lay out requirements for nuke credits bidding next week
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NE waste management funding includes interim storage cash
The Department of Energy’s nuclear waste management system saw a proposed funding increase for 2023, due in part to its absorption of the agency’s interim storage activities, according to the agency’s latest public budget document. For the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) Integrated Waste Management System, DOE requested roughly $53 million for the upcoming fiscal […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Environmental justice not clearly defined at NRC, staff says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s existing framework for applying principles of environmental justice to its oversight activities needs to more clearly state what such a process would look like at the agency, a staff review team informed the commission late last month. “[T]here is not a common understanding both internally and externally of how [environmental justice] […]
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Decommissioning
Massachusetts state senator rides Holtec on wastewater discharge
The state of Massachusetts should ensure that Holtec International is being up front about its plans to discharge irradiated wastewater from a nuclear power plant into nearby waters, the sponsor of a proposed bill to block such an action told Bay State legislators this week. Massachusetts has “a responsibility to insist and expect full transparency […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec jabs Diablo Canyon operator for ‘reprehensible’ decision on spent fuel management contract
Holtec International gave Pacific Gas & Electric a piece of its mind last week in a letter blasting the utility for choosing another company to handle spent fuel management operations at a California nuclear power plant. Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) April 6 decision to give the spent fuel job at Diablo Canyon Power Station […]
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Decommissioning
Plant closures contributing to declining U.S. nuclear electricity generation, EIA says
U.S. nuclear electricity generation will continue its downward trend as more power plants close down in the coming years, the federal government’s independent energy auditor said in a recent report. Generation losses from reactor retirements contributed to a net U.S. nuclear electricity output of 778 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2021, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Former Illinois gas exec Hudson joins Entergy as gov affairs VP
An energy executive with experience in the gas distribution industry is set to become Entergy’s newest government affairs chief, the company announced this week. Entergy, New Orleans, named John Hudson as its newest senior vice president of federal policy, regulatory and government affairs, according to a press release dated Wednesday. Hudson, who will start in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
COVID court roundup: Justice looks to start enforcing vaccination mandate for feds; Hanford guards seek permanent exemption
After the government won a key legal battle last week, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should allow it to enforce a presidential executive order requiring federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. On April 7 the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit overturned a nationwide preliminary injunction […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Wrap-Up: $5M in fed cash for university programs; SNC-Lavalin and Moltex team up on Canada SMRs; Slovenian repository delays
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week across the civilian nuclear power space. DOE announces $5M grant for nuclear scholarships, university programs The Department of Energy unveiled this week a package of federal cash aimed at propping up the nuclear industry’s next generation, according to a press release. As […]