Vol. 15, No. 5 
New Mexico One Step Closer to HLW Ban as Proposed Bill Passes House, Senate Committees
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Decommissioning
Anti-Nuker Doubles Down on Demands for Character Hearing About Palisades Decom Co.
An anti-nuclear group still wants the The Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold a public hearing on the recently-approved sale of a Michigan nuclear power plant, even though Holtec International effectively cut SNC-Lavalin, whose character was at the center of the anti-nuker’s demands, out of the decom job. But hearings are a matter for the commissioners […]
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Decommissioning
Pilgrim Plant Waste Water Should ‘Never’ be Dumped into Cape Cod Bay, Mass Lawmaker Says
As legislators on Capitol Hill weigh in on Holtec International’s now-delayed proposal to discharge wastewater from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into a nearby bay, a local politician chimed in this week to voice her opposition. “We will never allow the dumping of radioactive material into Cape Cod Bay,” said state Sen. Susan Moran (D-Plymouth), during […]
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Budget & Policy
New Mexico Senator Luján Hospitalized With Stroke; Out a Month or More
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who has taken an active interest in Department of Energy facilities in New Mexico, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, but should make a full recovery, his office staff said in a Twitter posting on Tuesday. In an article citing senior aides to the lawmaker, The Santa Fe New […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC ‘Well-Positioned’ to Regulate Large-Scale Spent Fuel Transportation, Agency Says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s current suite of safety regulations should work as intended in the event of a future cross-country nuclear waste transportation campaign, the agency’s material control chief said this week in a public meeting. “We do feel we are well positioned for any future shipments of spent fuel based on our strong regulatory […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Happy Birthday, Constellation: Exelon Completes Split of Nukes from Utilities
Exelon has completed its separation from spin-off company Constellation Energy Corp., announced a year ago as the new home for a fleet of nuclear reactors, according to a press release this week. Exelon will continue its electricity utility and distribution business, the company said in the Tuesday press release. The Constellation spinoff will oversee the […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Editorial: Waste Not …
State lawmakers in New Mexico want to ban storage of high-level nuclear waste and spent fuel in the Land of Enchantment, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) is with them. The ban, moving on parallel tracks through the state’s bicameral legislature in the form of two bills that advanced out of committee this week, appeared […]