Vol. 16, No. 22 
Bill with NRC reforms, industry indemnity, DOE waste report, support for small reactors clears Senate committee
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Senate committee skips vote to reconfirm Baran to NRC after Republicans oppose
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was supposed to vote Wednesday on whether to give Jeffrey Baran another five years on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the vote never happened. “Why did we not vote Baran?” someone in the committee room… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Biden signs deficit deal; defense-nuclear programs largely spared from most cuts
President Joe Biden (R) on Sunday signed legislation that would cut much non-defense federal spending over the next two fiscal years in exchange for extending U.S. borrowing authority. The Senate passed the bill on Thursday, averting a U.S. default on its debt… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC advisory panel recommends approval of SMR permit at Oak Ridge
A company seeking to build a small modular demonstration reactor at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site has received a qualified endorsement from a Nuclear Regulatory Commission advisory panel. Kairos Power said last week on Twitter the Nuclear Regulatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Former No.2 DOE official under Trump tapped to lead energy trade group
Mark Menezes, who was deputy secretary of energy under President Donald Trump, will become the United States Energy Association’s new president and chief executive officer, the organization said Friday. Menezes will become the top boss at the U.S. Energy Association… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Round up: more local support for reopening Palisades; Mass. lawmaker again tries to ban Pilgrim wastewater; Constellation takes over Texas nuclear plant; ExchangeMonitor conference next week
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers organized themselves into a new nuclear caucus and pledged their full support for reopening the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert Township to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (R). The 15 lawmakers spelled out their support… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]