Vol. 15, No. 27 
SCOTUS EPA ruling means NRC can’t license temp storage of spent nuclear fuel, Texas says
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Titus offers consent-based siting mandate as defense bill amendment
Nevada’s congressional delegation wants to codify the consent-based siting of future nuclear waste repositories, an amendment filed for the House’s 2023 National Defense Authorization Act shows. If the House adopts Rep. Dina Titus’ (D-Nev.) amendment to the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
In scathing letter, EPA fires back at Holtec claims about Pilgrim wastewater discharge
The Environmental Protection Agency does not share Holtec International’s position that the company’s plan to release irradiated wastewater from a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant into a nearby bay meets federal regulations, the agency’s water… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Decommissioning
Palisades, Big Rock Point sites could host advanced reactors, Holtec says
Two of the newest additions to Holtec International’s inventory of former nuclear power plant sites could be good candidates for a future advanced reactor facility, the company said last week. Among the viable proposals for repurposing Michigan’s Palisades… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
Nuclear energy consumption hit new low in ‘21, EIA says
United States consumption of electricity produced by nuclear power plants last year hit its lowest point in nearly a decade, the government’s independent energy auditor said last week. According to a report published Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress must act to stop industry ‘tailspin” on spent fuel reprocessing, Curio CEO says
Congress needs to amend federal nuclear waste law, not only allow the government to build an interim storage facility for spent fuel, but also to allow private companies to develop spent fuel reprocessing technologies, the CEO of such a company told RadWaste Monitor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up: WCS sponsors Paducah local event; EU counts nuclear as green tech
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Before we head off for the weekend, here are a couple of other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking across the civilian nuclear power space this week. WCS sponsors Paducah chamber of commerce event featuring McConnell Nuclear services company Waste Control Specialists (WCS) this week bought lunch for a Kentucky business community hosting […]