Vol. 15, No. 40 
Palisades plant to have new congressional rep after midterms
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Public Citizen pulls out of interim storage suit
Non-profit advocacy group Public Citizen is angling to get out of a joint lawsuit challenging a proposed interim storage facility in west Texas, court documents show. Washington-based Public Citizen “has expressed its desire to terminate its involvement in this matter,” according to a Thursday filing with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Cali state agency approves SONGS spent fuel storage extension
One of two on-site facilities storing spent fuel from a California nuclear power plant can keep operating for another decade or so, the Golden State’s coastal land regulator said last week. The 12-member California Coastal Commission voted 9-0 Oct. 13 to approve a 13 year extension on state permits for the storage pad, located at […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Regs changes for rad waste transport due in ‘24, NRC says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may not wrap up a proposed series of amendments to its regulations for packaging and transporting radioactive waste for another two years or so, an agency official said during a webinar this week. The current projected publication date for NRC’s proposed changes, which the agency has said would bring its oversight […]
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Decommissioning
Despite Palisades closure, average summer nuclear outages lower than 2021, EIA says
Although a Michigan nuclear power plant shut down earlier than expected, capacity losses from nuclear generation outages were lower this summer than they were the year prior, the government’s independent energy auditor said in a report last week. Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, which shut down May 20, removed around 770 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from […]
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Decommissioning
Michigan Gov Whitmer signs bill standing up nuclear power study
The governor of Michigan last week signed a bill aimed at evaluating whether the Great Lake State could expand nuclear power generation in the wake of a recent plant closure, according to a press release. The measure, which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Oct. 14, directs Michigan’s public service commission to, among other things, […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC joins Instagram
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is rolling out an Instagram account, the agency said in a press release this week. NRC’s new account on photo-sharing social media platform Instagram will be used to post photos, videos and graphics to “provide a more creative approach to information regarding the NRC’s mission, with a focus on the skilled […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Wrap-up: Nuclear science week; DOE awards $38M for used fuel projects; Vogtle 3 fuel loaded; Holtec, Hyundai steel SMR partnership
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers, happy nuclear science week, and happy Formula One U.S. Grand Prix weekend, for those who celebrate. Before we head off into the weekend, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking this week from across the civilian nuclear power space. Industry and government figures this week celebrated Nuclear Science Week […]