Vol. 15, No. 22 
Expert, industry question results of Stanford SMR waste report
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Budget & Policy
Brinton still on deck for a job at NE, Huff says
The new head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy said Thursday she still plans to hire nuclear activist and advocate Sam Brinton. Newly-sworn-in Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff confirmed her intentions during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
DOE reviewing Newsom request to make Diablo Canyon eligible for early bailout
The Department of Energy is considering the California governor’s request to alter the agency’s multibillion-dollar nuclear power bailout to allow a plant in the Golden State to apply for a payout, a spokesperson said this week. DOE is “currently reviewing”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC staff to recommend rules change, or not, for special nuclear material security after summer
In early fall, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will recommend whether the civilian nuclear energy regulator should overhaul federal rules about securing special nuclear material, an agency official said during a public meeting on Wednesday. Staff were due to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NM AG secures extra time for next volley in interim storage lawsuit
A federal judge this week gave New Mexico’s attorney general another seven days to fine-tune his next argument in a lawsuit challenging a proposed consolidated interim storage facility in neighboring Texas, court filings show. June 16 is now the deadline for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
‘An arrow in our quiver:’ 15 minutes with Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff is optimistic about her opportunity to contribute to the federal government’s 30-year quest to solve the nuclear waste storage problem. “It’s really exciting,” Huff, silhouetted against a virtual… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap Up: Decommissioning Strategy Forum; Indian Point inspection; Orano’s new spent fuel cask; UK reactor shutdown
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. With a long weekend behind us and a regular old weekend ahead, here are some other stories from across the civilian nuclear power space that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week. Next week in Vegas: Exchange Monitor’s Decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]