Vol. 15, No. 42 
NRC pushes final licensing decision for Holtec interim storage site to Feb ‘23
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Decommissioning
PG&E applies for Diablo Canyon life extension
The utility in charge of California’s last operating nuclear power plant has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to pick up where it left off on a decade-old request to extend the facility’s license, according to agency filings. If approved, Pacific Gas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NM court nixes oral arguments in interim storage case
The parties in New Mexico’s ongoing lawsuit over two proposed interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel will no longer have to present their cases next month, a federal court ruled last week. Although oral arguments in New Mexico Attorney General Hector… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Mass. lawmakers slam Holtec for ‘misinterpretation’ of Pilgrim nuke plant wastewater permit
Members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation this week pushed Holtec International to respond to charges that a federal permit bars the company from discharging irradiated wastewater from a nuclear power plant under decommissioning in the commonwealth. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
After shutdown near-miss, Constellation seeking 20-year extension for Dresden plant
An Illinois nuclear power plant that just last year had been slated for closure could be getting a new lease on life, the facility’s operator said this week. Constellation Energy, which owns Dresden Nuclear Generating Station, has applied with the Nuclear Regulatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Entergy ‘optimistic’ about benefits of Inflation Reduction Act, nuclear tax credits
A senior official at Entergy Corp. said this week that the energy company believes a sweeping federal legislation package passed over the summer that includes tax incentives for nuclear power plants could bring value to its stakeholders. Entergy is “optimistic”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Entergy nuclear business reports Q3 losses thanks to Palisades closure, segment ‘wind-down’
Entergy Corp., New Orleans, reported this week losses in its nuclear power segment during the third quarter of 2022, which it attributed in part to the recent closure of a Michigan nuclear power plant, according to a press release. According to an earnings press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Plant shutdowns contributed to fewer regs violations in 2021, NRC says in report
The shrinking U.S. nuclear fleet was factored into the decreased number of violations found during security inspections last year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said this week in a report to Congress. Of 176 inspections conducted at nuclear plants during the… 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: Levin introduces bill to extend spent fuel cask lifetime; Deep Isolation to handle waste for Argonne reprocessing project; Westinghouse to build Polish nuke plants; Zaporizhzhya power off again
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. With Halloween behind us and the holiday season spooling up, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. The California congressman at the forefront of nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]