Vol. 15, No. 38 
Second round of nuclear credits open to all plant operators, DOE says in draft guidance
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE needs 10 years to site federal interim storage site, senior official says
The Department of Energy could have its own interim storage facility to store U.S. spent nuclear fuel within a decade or so, the Office of Nuclear Energy’s newly-minted head of waste disposition said during a webinar this week. “We will have a federal interim… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
DOE announcement on nuclear plant coming ‘as soon as possible’
The Department of Energy could soon announce which nuclear power plant operators will receive the first round of payouts in the agency’s multi-billion dollar civil nuclear credits program. Thursday marked one month since the Sep. 6 application deadline for DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada US Senate candidates neck-in-neck in polling, opposition to Yucca mountain
The contest for a Nevada Senate seat up for grabs in the upcoming midterm elections is, according to one poll, too close to call with around a month remaining until Silver Staters cast their votes. Incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) trails her challenger,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Kewaunee decommissioning to begin soon
The company in charge of dismantling a Wisconsin nuclear power plant will soon begin actually taking the facility apart, the company’s chief operating officer said this week. The first phase of the decommissioning process, which will include activities such as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
Mich. lawmaker hopes to see Palisades reopen, praises restart efforts
A Michigan state representative sponsoring legislation to support developing nuclear power in the Great Lake State said this week that a recently-closed nuclear facility should be part of such a push. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) support for a proposal to restart… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Wrap-up: Huff at Gen IV conference; DOE’s 45th birthday; Virginia to pursue SMRs
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Before we head off into the weekend, here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff was in Toronto this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]