Vol. 15, No. 41 
Feds ‘have a role’ in interim storage alongside private sector, Granholm says
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Decommissioning
Granholm stumps for existing nuclear fleet, fuel supply chain at IAEA conference
WASHINGTON — The Secretary of Energy told attendees at an international nuclear power conference this week that the U.S. aims to keep nuclear at the center of its energy mixture in the long term. “[W]e are committed to maintaining and modernizing our existing fleet, and we are committed to developing a secure and diverse supply […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec expects update on DOE bailout for Palisades by end of 2022
Holtec International is still waiting on more information regarding a federal bailout crucial to efforts to restart a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan, a spokesperson said this week. Holtec, which in September applied for financial assistance from the Department of Energy as part of its civil nuclear credits program, expects to hear from DOE […]
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Decommissioning
NRC won’t enforce radioactive materials violation at Diablo Canyon, agency says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will not take disciplinary action against the operator of a California nuclear power plant despite finding that it ran afoul of federal regulations governing the storage of radioactive materials, the agency said in a letter this week. Although NRC’s Sep. 30 inspection of Diablo Canyon Power plant revealed that operator Pacific […]
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Budget & Policy
Levin proposes NRC public engagement office in new bill
A California congressman last week unveiled legislation that, if made law, would establish a dedicated public engagement office within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Rep. Mike Levin’s (D-Calif.) proposed bill, introduced Oct. 21, would establish an “Office of Public Engagement and Participation” within NRC that would, among other things, “support public participation” in agency proceedings and […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DC court approves Public Citizen withdrawal from interim storage case
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this week allowed consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to pull out of a joint lawsuit challenging a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in west Texas, court filings show. Public Citizen, which until Monday was part of a coalition of anti-nuclear groups suing the Nuclear Regulatory […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC asks Holtec to clear up ‘conflict’ in Indian Point trust fund agreement
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants Holtec International to explain why the company has proposed giving itself the power to manage investments from a shuttered New York nuclear plant’s decommissioning trust fund — something the agency said is illegal. In a request for additional information document sent to Holtec Oct. 21, NRC took issue with a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC will not comment on Nevada gambit to kill Yucca, agency tells congresswoman
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a Nevada congresswoman in a recent letter that it was still considering a motion from the Silver State aimed at killing the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. NRC has Nevada’s Sep. 20 request to reopen the agency’s licensing proceedings for the Yucca Mountain site “under advisement in its adjudicatory […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Wrap-up: Huff says reactor closures a ‘step backwards;’ Zaporizhzhya engineers struggling to keep power on; DOE announces $150M for Idaho lab infrastructure
Happy Friday, and happy early Halloween, nuke-watchers. Before we head off into the weekend (and before your rad waste reporter dives into the latest Call of Duty installment), here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. The Department of Energy’s nuclear power chief joined the […]