Vol. 16, No. 17 
New DOE consent based siting report arrives; funding for communities on track for summer
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International
Manchin wants U.S. to help Saudis with nuclear power; says DOE rebuffed kingdom
The National Nuclear Security Administration cold-shouldered Saudi Arabia recently when the Kingdom sought U.S. help establishing a civilian nuclear power industry, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in a hearing Wednesday. “I believe it’s imperative that we have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
NRC board to hear enviros’ case for renewing Diablo Canyon fuel storage license
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission board in May plans to decide whether a citizen’s group can contest a utility’s plan to renew a license for storing the spent fuel of California’s last nuclear power plant, the commission said Monday. An NRC Atomic Safety and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
White House sends Baran’s nomination for five more years on NRC to Senate
The White House sent Jeff Baran’s nomination for another five years on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Senate, where the chair of the committee in charge of vetting the commissioner has vowed swift advancement, if possible. The Joe Biden administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Round up: U.K. nuclear waste report; Hostile op-ed against Holtec; Ex-Yucca surveyor dies
It was a banner week for nuclear waste disposal reports. Even as the U.S. Department of Energy published a new consent-based siting strategy, the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Waste Services, a government group, published a 23-page roadmap about its efforts to build… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]