Vol. 16, No. 10 
Decade or more til federal interim storage consent; ‘reevaluation’ of link between permanent, interim storage might be good, DOE official tells senators
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC dodges enviros’ argument about legality of Diablo Canyon operating extension in detailed agency decision
In offering California’s last nuclear power plant a new lease on life, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sidestepped a legal argument from antinuclear activists who said the agency might be illegally extending the plant’s operating license. The NRC on Wednesday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Enviros vow to continue fight against TMI-2 decom after NRC kicks out contentions
An environmental group continued to raise objections with a regional water authority about the decommissioning of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission effectively rejected the groups concerns last week. The NRC, through the… 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: Nuclear waste administration act again?; Idaho sues DOE over ‘default repository’ status; too soon to tell on Fukushima decom
The Nuclear Waste Administration Act is all set and ready to go for this session of Congress, the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said Thursday in a hearing — it just hasn’t been filed yet. “We have a text ready to go,” Sen. Joe… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! […]