Vol. 15, No. 19 
Holtec CISF licensing review could run through late summer, NRC says
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Budget & Policy
Huff sworn in as NE-1
Kathryn Huff officially became the head of the Department of Energy’s nuclear energy office this week following her strongly bipartisan confirmation last week by the Senate. Huff, confirmed in a landslide May 5, was sworn in by Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm as DOE’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, or NE-1, according to a Wednesday […]
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Decommissioning
DOE seeks contractor to evaluate bids for nuke credits
Companies that want to help the Department of Energy evaluate bids for financial aid from struggling nuclear power plants have until the end of the week to bid for the work, according to a recent procurement notice. DOE’s request for proposals, published May… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Markey touts commitment from Holtec to secure stakeholder consent for Pilgrim wastewater discharge
The company in charge of decommissioning a Massachusetts nuclear power plant won’t discharge the site’s irradiated wastewater into a nearby bay without getting a green light from the community and environmental experts, its CEO told a member of Congress during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC legal broadside aims to sink New Mexico interim storage suit
The state of New Mexico hasn’t proven to a federal court that it has sufficient legal standing to challenge the licensing of a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Texas, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission argued this week. NRC’s Monday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
EnergySolutions pushing back on eleventh-hour interventions on Kewaunee plant sale
The company looking for state approval to purchase a Wisconsin nuclear power plant for decommissioning sought Wednesday to counter an advocacy group’s last-minute push for an independent technical review of the transaction, new filings show. EnergySolutions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Decommissioning
NRC IG fires back at staff response to Diablo Canyon feedwater leak investigation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general pushed back this week on claims by agency staff that the internal watchdog bent the facts in its review of the commission’s response to a 2020 safety issue at a California nuclear power plant, new documents… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap up: NRC greenlights EnergySolutions license transfers after stock buyout; Ex NE-1 at Aspen climate conference
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Before we head into the weekend, here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking across the civilian nuclear power space this week. NRC approves EnergySolutions nuke plant license transfers following stock buyout The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved EnergySolutions' request to transfer control of several of its shuttered nuclear power plants to […]