Vol. 15, No. 3 
DOE Planning ‘Competitive Funding’ in 2022 for Potential Federal Interim Storage Hosts
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Budget & Policy
Huff Officially Nominated as NE-1
Kathryn Huff is a step closer to removing ‘acting’ from her title as assistant secretary of the Department of Energy’s nuclear energy office, as the Joe Biden administration nominated her to take over the position full-time this week. If confirmed by the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Staff’s Environmental Justice Recommendations Expected in Late March
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission team tasked with reviewing the agency’s environmental justice efforts plans soon to submit its recommendations to the commissioners, a spokesperson said this week. NRC’s environmental justice task force, spearheaded by head of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Secretary Vietti-Cook to Retire, Former Deputy Counsel Clark Stepping In
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chief executive manager is retiring from the agency after nearly 40 years of service, the commission said in a press release last week. Annette Vietti-Cook, who became NRC’s secretary in 1982, is retiring from her role effective… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Former NE-1 Baranwal to Join Westinghouse as CTO
The former head of the Department of Energy’s nuclear energy office is headed to the C-Suite of Westinghouse Electric, the company announced this week. Rita Baranwal, assistant secretary for DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) from July 2019 to January 2021,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Berkeley, Sandia, LANL Collaborating on International Spent Fuel Research
Three of the Department of Energy’s national laboratories are participating in an international survey aimed at testing the long-term effectiveness of safety systems that could be used in the storage of high-level radioactive waste, according to a press release… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: WV Closer to Reversing Nuke Plant Ban; More CA Communities Throw in for SONGS Spent Fuel Special Interest
WV State Senate Bill Reversing Ban on Nuclear Plant Construction Headed to Full Chamber A bill advancing through West Virginia’s state legislature would walk back an existing ban on new nuclear power plants in the Mountain State. Senate Bill (SB) 4, which passed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]