Vol. 15, No. 46 
After DOE nuclear official charged with theft, agency divulges little about official response
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Budget & Policy
Second round of federal nuclear credits opening ‘soon,’ Huff says
WASHINGTON — The head of the Department of Energy’s nuclear power office said this week that the agency was preparing to roll out its second round of bailouts for economically-troubled nuclear power plants. Applications for the next funding cycle of DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec doubles down on its interpretation of EPA discharge permit for Pilgrim plant
An official for the company dismantling a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant this week defended its controversial interpretation of a federal pollutant discharge permit during a community meeting. It is “very clear” that Holtec International’s National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Minerals company joins Texas in defending right to sue NRC over interim storage site
A Texas company that owns land in the state’s oil-rich Permian Basin told a federal court this week that, despite claims by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the company had the right to sue the agency over an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Second attempt at DOE bailout for Palisades unlikely
After the Department of Energy snubbed a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant for a federal bailout, the company in charge of the facility may not throw its hat in the ring for the agency’s second round of awards. A spokesperson for Holtec International, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Higher LLRW storage rates should affect plant decom cost estimates, NRC says
The increase in prices to bury low-level radioactive waste at disposal sites across the country should affect nuclear power plant operators’ decommissioning cost estimates, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a recent report. NRC’s report, published Tuesday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
Minor rad protection violations at Indian Point decom site, NRC says
A recent inspection at a shuttered New York nuclear power plant revealed that the facility’s radiation protection program did not meet federal regulations, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a letter to the company decommissioning the site. NRC’s Sep.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-up: Huff talks public trust in consent-based siting; All Ukrainian nuke plants back on the grid; Walter Haass (1931-2022)
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. For those of us who don’t mind getting up early on a chilly December Saturday, the U.S. plays the Netherlands in the knockout stage of the World Cup starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Before that, though, here are some other stories RadWaste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue
Sam Brinton’s alleged theft of a woman’s suitcase from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in September, and the lies Brinton allegedly told law enforcement about it, has greatly damaged Brinton’s credibility. To take the wrong suitcase from an airport baggage carousel is one thing. To take a suitcase from a carousel at your destination after […]