Vol. 16, No. 7 
Tenth Circuit scraps NM interim storage suit
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NV lawmakers reintroduce Yucca-killing consent-based siting legislation
Two members of Nevada’s congressional delegation this week reintroduced a bill that, if made law, would spell the final end of the proposed Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste repository. The Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, unveiled in a Tuesday press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NM Senate passes bill blocking Holtec interim storage site
A bill aimed at keeping a privately-run interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel out of New Mexico cleared a legislative milestone this week after passing a floor vote in the state Senate. If signed by the governor, the proposed legislation would amend state… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Enviros petition NRC for details on Holtec’s Palisades restart plan
Two anti-nuclear groups said this week that they would try to use a federal public records law to get the original version of Holtec International’s heavily-redacted plan to restart a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NRC greenlights Church Rock waste disposal plan
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan to dispose of radioactive waste from the site of a 1979 mine spill in New Mexico, the agency announced this week. NRC Wednesday greenlit a license amendment for the shuttered United Nuclear Corporation Church Rock… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Income up at Entergy thanks to Palisades, Big Rock Point sales
Earnings for wholesale energy distribution at Entergy Corp., New Orleans, rose in 2022, largely due to the sale of the company’s last two unprofitable nuclear power facilities, according to earnings results published this week. Net income for Entergy Wholesale… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC weighing 40-year extension for Holtec spent fuel cask design certs
In a new rulemaking action this week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had is considering an extension on design certifications for a spent fuel storage cask design used at nuclear power plants, according to a Federal Register Notice. The 40-year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-up: ANS recommends geologic repository standards; IAEA director meets with Russian officials; SCE pushes back on enviros over San Onofre shutdown
Happy Friday, nuke-watchers. Your RadWaste Monitor reporter is still reeling from the Eagles’ tragic loss last Sunday — but at least we got Rihanna. Before we head off into Presidents’ Day weekend, here are some other stories we were tracking from across… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]