Vol. 16, No. 3

Decommissioning

‘Scientific basis’ needed for 100-year nuclear plant lifetimes, Huff says

The U.S. should develop a series of scientific criteria that can be used to extend the operating lifetimes of nuclear power plants through the middle of the century, the Department of Energy’s lead nuclear power official said this week. “If we would like our existing fleet to make it to 2050, we should establish a […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    New Mexico legislature again aiming to block Holtec CISF

    The New Mexico legislature will again try to legally prohibit Holtec International from building an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the state, according to a bill filed this week. The legislation, introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Jeff Steinborn (D), would if signed amend state law to ban disposal of spent nuclear fuel […]

  • Decommissioning

    California utilities commission starting work to approve Diablo Canyon life extension

    California’s public utilities commission last week agreed to kick off a new rulemaking that, if finalized, would allow the Golden State’s last operating nuclear power plant to operate into the next decade, documents show. During a Thursday meeting, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to greenlight the proposed rulemaking, which would, among other […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    Civil penalties for unauthorized nuclear exports coming in February, DOE says

    In a little less than a month, the Department of Energy will start doling out fines for the unauthorized sharing of nuclear technology and know-how overseas, the agency said last week. On Thursday, the agency published its final rule in the Federal Register for implementing those penalties. They will go into effect Feb. 13, DOE said. The […]

  • Decommissioning

    Enviros angling to challenge Three Mile Island decom over water use

    Citing water use violations, a Pennsylvania-based environmental group this week asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider another challenge to decommissioning a shuttered nuclear power plant in the Keystone State, agency documents show. In its Wednesday filing, Three Mile Island Alert (TMIA) told NRC that a 2021 license amendment request for Three Mile Island Nuclear […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Enviros’ poll claims New Mexicans oppose Holtec CISF

    A recent poll conducted by New Mexico-based environmental organizations found that more than half of respondents opposed a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the Land of Enchantment, local media reported over the weekend. The December survey from the Southwest Research and Information Center and the Center for Civic Policy, viewed by […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    DOE appoints Goff nuclear energy deputy

    The Department of Energy this week announced that Michael Goff has started as the number-two official for the agency’s nuclear energy office, according to a press release. Goff, who most recently served as a senior advisor to DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), will now oversee the division’s research and development portfolio as its principal […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Wrap-up: NRC greenlights NuScale reactor; Nebraska to explore SMRs; NAC Intl secures NRC approval for cask tech

    Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Before we head off into the weekend, here are some other stories that RadWaste Monitor was tracking from across the civilian nuclear power space this week. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week granted regulatory approval to NuScale Power’s small modular reactor design, the agency said Thursday in a Federal Register notice. The […]

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