Vol. 15, No. 26 
House appropriators moving forward with Biden interim storage funding shuffle
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
House lawmakers rail against private interim storage during FY2023 budget debate
House appropriators during a budget markup this week came out swinging against two proposed commercial interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel in Texas and New Mexico. “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is racing to license the construction of high… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
DOE grants nuke credits extension for PG&E as Calif weighs cash for Diablo Canyon life support
The Department of Energy this week gave nuclear plant operators, such as the one in charge of California’s last operating nuclear power plant, the rest of the summer to apply for a federal bailout. Sep. 6 is now the deadline for interested plant operators to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE hires nuclear waste advocate, LGBTQ ally Brinton to run spent fuel, waste programs
Sam Brinton is the Department of Energy’s new deputy assistant secretary for spent nuclear fuel and waste disposition, Brinton announced this week. “It’s official. As of June 19th, I now serve my nation as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy,” […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec, Entergy finalize Palisades nuclear plant sale
Almost a month after it shut down a Michigan nuclear power plant for good, Entergy has finalized the facility’s sale to the decommissioning company that will dismantle it, according to a press release this week. Completing the sale of Palisades Nuclear Generating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
NRC updates its docs as EnergySolutions, Dominion lock in Kewaunee plant sale
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week freshened its records to reflect EnergySolutions as the new owner of a Wisconsin nuclear power plant after the company earlier this week finalized its purchase of the site, agency documents show. Kewaunee Power Station’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: Jacobs gets Nordic decom contract; U.S. rails against Russia at int’l spent fuel convention
Happy Friday and happy Fourth of July, nuke-watchers. Before you fire up the grill for the weekend, here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking across the civilian nuclear power space this week. Jacobs to decommission Norwegian nuclear facilities Engineering… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]