Vol. 16, No. 48 
Holtec wants NRC to deny antinuclear groups a hearing over proposed Palisades restart
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas tells court not to re-hear case that killed commercial interim storage
Texas this week told a federal court not to convene all of its judges to rehear a case that this summer effectively killed commercial interim storage of spent nuclear fuel in the U.S. In a 24 page brief filed Monday with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Ken… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! […]
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Budget & Policy
Illinois partially repeals ban on nuclear power, removes spent fuel from list of high level waste
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s (D) on Friday signed a law that partially repealed a 36-year ban on new nuclear reactors. The law, HB2473, also removed spent nuclear fuel and waste created by extracting uranium from spent fuel from the state’s list of high level… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Local resolution to stop GTCC waste disposal in Texas fails
Local officials last week failed to pass a resolution opposing disposal of greater than class c radioactive waste at Waste Control Specialists’ site in Andrews Texas, local media reported. The resolution, considered during a Dec. 6 meeting of the Andrews County… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Supreme Court agrees to vacate ruling against Biden’s contractor vax mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to vacate a national preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors, after the Justice Department argued the issue became moot when pandemic emergency measures ended this spring. The court Monday granted a petition filed by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar in July asking the high […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Round up: Diablo Canyon extension cleared by Cali; Holtec dry storage milestone; Nuclear agencies on naughty list?; more
As required by state law, the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach, Calif., to operate until 2030, five years beyond its previously scheduled closure. The plant will cost $6 billion to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]