Vol. 15, No. 23 
Diablo Canyon ‘full speed ahead’ on decommissioning despite Newsom’s pleas, exec says
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec exec doubles down on ‘25 timeline for interim storage site despite NRC delay
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — Although its Nuclear Regulatory Commission license has been delayed four times now, Holtec International’s proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel could be up in running in New Mexico, at least partially, by 2025, an executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Final NRC decom rule scheduled for May ‘24, agency says
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The final version of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s updated rule for decommissioning nuclear power plants should be ready in a little under two years, the agency said this week. NRC staff plan to send the updated decommissioning rule… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Markey grills NRC commissioner nominees over proposed decommissioning rule
In a hearing this week, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said two would-be commissioners should stake out clearer positions on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed decommissioning rule for nuclear power plants. Markey spoke at the tail end of a nomination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
NorthStar adventurism at Kewaunee has not shaken EnergySolutions’ decom plans COO says
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — A protracted challenge to its recent purchase of a Wisconsin nuclear power plant hasn’t altered EnergySolutions’ strategy for future transactions, a company executive said here this week. EnergySolutions COO Jeff Richardson told RadWaste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
INL aiming to close fuel cycle, lower costs for advanced nukes, lab’s waste chief says
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — One of the biggest challenges facing researchers looking into the advanced nuclear fuel cycle at Idaho National Laboratory is bringing down spent fuel management costs, a lab official said here this week. “It is strategically very important… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE should ‘strengthen and improve’ interim storage efforts with more community outreach, NWTRB says in letter
Continuing its support for a long-awaited spent fuel storage solution, the federal government’s independent nuclear waste experts recommended that the Department of Energy open its aperture to new approaches for including the public in its quest to site a federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
No issues with Constellation using TMI-1 decom trust fund for spent fuel, site restoration, NRC says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering allowing the company that owns Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 1 reactor to dip into plant funds set aside for decommissioning to cover costs incurred after the plant has been fully dismantled,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Second environmental group tells Holtec to reconsider Pilgrim wastewater plan
A New England conservation group last week added its voice to the growing chorus of opposition to Holtec International’s strategy for dealing with irradiated wastewater from a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant. The Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC renews call to toss enviros’ interim storage suit
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission again urged a federal appeals court this week to scrap a lawsuit filed by a coalition of anti-nuclear groups aimed at blocking a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, court documents show. Despite arguments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Wrap Up: Project Pele contract; DOE nuclear energy justice fellowship; Cleveland wants FirstEnergy name off Browns stadium
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Your RadWaste Monitor reporter took the red-eye back into D.C. last night and is looking forward to a much-needed weekend break — but before that, here are some other stories from this week across the civilian nuclear power space. BWXT… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]