Vol. 16, No. 42

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Many NRC employees lose a day of weekly telework eligibility after commission vote

Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees should get the equivalent of three telework days each week instead of four, commissioners decided in a lopsided vote that killed the agency’s latest remote work-policy. In a 3-1 vote that concluded this week, the four-member NRC voted to repeal the agency’s flexible work model, which allowed up to eight days […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Bi-partisan support blocks near-total salary cut for secretary of energy

    When the House last week passed its version of the Department of Energy’s 2024 budget, members crossed the aisle to defeat an amendment to cut the Secretary of Energy’s salary to $1. Most of the “no” votes on the amendment from Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Arguments set for last-standing Diablo Canyon lawsuit

    Oral arguments are scheduled, but not inevitable, in January for a high-profile legal challenge by environmental groups who want to shut down California’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant this decade. Arguments are on the slate for Jan. 10 in Pasadena, Calif., in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Safford is new NRC secretary

    Carrie Safford is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s new Secretary of the Commission, making her the fifth person in the agency’s history to hold the primary gatekeeping post for the commissioners. The NRC announced Safford’s new role in a press release… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Nuclear groups, tankies ask Congress to force EPA’s hand on re-write of repository standards

    Several interest groups this week asked key congressional committees to order the Environmental Protection Agency to rewrite its generic standards for radioactive waste repositories. Even though Congress and three successive presidents have opted not to permanently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Former NRC Commissioner Remick dead

    Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Forrest Remick died Oct. 9 at the Village at Penn State. He was 92. “Good morning!” reads an obituary penned by Remick himself and published posthumously. “They’ve informed me that I’m no longer going… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Round up: Reactor insurance adjustment; NRC appoints promotion board members; Fukushima disinfo; more

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will raise the amount of third-party insurance operators of nuclear reactors must carry by $50 million a year.  Reactor operators now must carry $500 million for each licensed reactor, up from $4450 million. The change… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

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