Vol. 15, No. 31 
Texas, NRC spar over ‘major questions’ legal argument in interim storage suit
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC back at five commissioners as Senate confirms Caputo, Crowell
The full Senate this week confirmed the White House’s nominees to fill out the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, bringing the nuclear safety regulator’s executive committee to five members for the first time in over a year. Annie Caputo and Bradley Crowell, who the upper chamber approved to become NRC commissioners on a voice vote Tuesday night, […]
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Decommissioning
PG&E considering extending Diablo Canyon despite expected difficulties, CEO says
Keeping California’s last operating nuclear power plant running past its planned shutdown date would be a tall order for the utility company in charge of the facility, its CEO told investors during a conference call last week. Amid pressure from the nuclear industry,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Michigan still on the hunt for Palisades plant savior
The state of Michigan is still working to find a potential buyer who will save Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, a spokesperson for the state governor said this week. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) office continues to work with “potential buyers, operators,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Entergy nuclear segment back in the black in Q2 after Palisades sale
Entergy, New Orleans, reported this week increased earnings in its nuclear power segment for the second quarter of 2022, which the utility company credited largely to the recent sale of one of its nuclear plants. According to earnings documents published Wednesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
All safety issues resolved at Oyster Creek, Holtec tells NRC
A bevy of safety violations at a New Jersey nuclear power plant under decommissioning have been resolved, the company dismantling the site told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a recent letter. Since NRC on Jan. 26 slapped Holtec International with around $50,000… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC to greenlight NuScale advanced reactor design
Nuclear services company NuScale’s advanced reactor design should soon be certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to be built in the United States, the agency said in a press release last week. The commission directed its staff to draw up a final rule… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Nuclear made up 9% of total energy retirements in first half of 2022, EIA says
The nuclear energy industry accounted for just nearly a tenth of all power grid retirements in the first half of this year, the government’s independent energy reported this week. The decline stems from one plant closure: Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Generating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap up: NRC greenlights Vogtle operations; ANS rails missiles at Ukrainian nuke plant; Germany reconsidering nuclear decom; GE Hitachi advanced reactor at Clinch River
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Your rad waste reporter is headed off to Maryland’s eastern shore this weekend, but before that, here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. NRC licenses Vogtle… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]