Vol. 15, No. 44 
‘Irresponsible’ to advance nuclear technology without addressing waste, NRC commissioner Crowell says
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Budget & Policy
Nevada’s Cortez Masto clings to Senate seat
As final votes were tabulated across the country following last week’s midterm elections, Nevada’s incumbent senior senator, a staunch opponent of a national nuclear waste repository there, managed to hold onto her seat, state election stewards reported this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
Sponsor of Mass nuclear decom commission looking for ‘path forward’ following gov veto
A Massachusetts state senator who attempted to use a recently-passed economic development bill to block proposed wastewater discharges from a nuclear power plant under decommissioning said this week that she could try to override the governor’s veto of her provision. State… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Citing D.C. court decision, NRC doubles down on claim that Texas cannot sue over interim storage
A recent D.C. appeals court decision shows that the state of Texas had no right to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the commission said this week. NRC, which is facing a lawsuit from Texas Attorney… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Decommissioning
NorthStar wraps up GTCC storage at Vermont Yankee
The company in charge of decommissioning a nuclear power plant in Vermont has finished packaging the last of the site’s low-level waste, a spokesperson said this week. NorthStar, which is currently dismantling Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, “has reached… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC greenlights work on rule giving tribal governments advance notice of rad materials shipments
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a recent vote gave agency staff permission to start work on a proposed rulemaking that would require licensees shipping highly-radioactive materials to notify tribal governments about such shipments. NRC’s five-member executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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International
Wrap-up: Granholm, Huff talk nuclear at COP27; Progress on Fukushima wastewater plan; Another Ukraine nuke plant loses offsite power
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Although you may have noticed the sudden appearance of Formula One content in recent RadWaste Monitor wraps, that ends this weekend with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — the last of the season. Before we head off into this last weekend before Thanksgiving, though, here are some other stories RadWaste Monitor was […]