Vol. 15, No. 33 
Judges question NRC authority to license interim storage; cast shadow over ISP site in Texas, dry storage pads across the U.S.
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Decommissioning
California Senate passes Diablo Canyon lifeline
California lawmakers this week passed an eleventh-hour bill that, if signed into law, would help keep the Golden State’s last operating nuclear power plant running into the next decade. The state Senate passed the proposed measure 31-1 late on Wednesday night, the final scheduled day of the legislative session. The bill would give the California […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Summary of public comment on DOE interim storage inquiry due in September, spox says
The Department of Energy expects next month to publish its key findings from a review of hundreds of public comments on its ongoing effort to site a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, an agency spokesperson said this week. DOE is “going through the formal review process” for its November request for information […]
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Decommissioning
Enviros, Cali lawmakers oppose Diablo Canyon life extension
As the California legislature this week passed a billion-dollar bailout to keep the state’s last operating nuclear power plant running through the next decade, opponents of the proposal are sounding the alarm about the safety and transparency of such action. Representatives from anti-nuclear groups such as Beyond Nuclear, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace and […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE rolls out diversity & inclusion plan
The Department of Energy this week unveiled a framework for increasing its workplace diversity as directed by the White House, the agency said in a press release. Under DOE’s new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) strategic plan, the agency aims to “sustain an inclusive and accessible work environment by strengthening recruitment, retention and promotion, […]
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Decommissioning
Navy to contract out USS Enterprise dismantling
The U.S. Navy has said that it would like to ship the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a commercial shipyard for dismantlement rather than use its own resources to do the job, according to a recent draft environmental impact statement. “The workforce of the public shipyards of the Navy has been under tremendous pressure […]
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International
Wrap-up: IAEA visits threatened Zaporizhzhia plant; Entergy employee saves child; Vernon Haywood (1950-2022)
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Before we kick off the last week of summer, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week. IAEA director Grossi visits embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week visited Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant amid reports that it had again become the site […]