Vol. 17 , No. 32 
DOE formalizes loan for Palisades restart in Michigan
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Recommissioning & Restarts
NRC opens door to public hearings on potential Palisades restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inviting the public to request hearings on Holtec International’s ongoing efforts to reopen the shuttered Palisades Nuclear in Michigan. In a Wednesday press release, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced opportunities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Nuclear sector companies claw back from Monday stock market plunge
Publicly-traded companies involved with Department of Energy nuclear programs were not exempt from Monday’s stock market nosedive, although most rallied by the close of trading Thursday. Companies that are big players in both the DOE Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Pipefitters end litigation over contamination at Energy Northwest nuclear plant
By JOHN STANG Two union pipefitters have agreed to drop their federal lawsuit against Energy Northwest over radiological contamination suffered during a 2021 refueling outage at the Columbia Generating Station power reactor near Richland, Wash. U.S. District Judge… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC staff tweak final guidance on using decom funds for equipment replacement
In a final guidance published Monday, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff took advice from EnergySolutions and gave reactor operators more leeway to prove they should be allowed to use decommissioning funds for equipment replacements. However, operators will still… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus earnings rise amid federal push to phase out Russian uranium
Earnings more than doubled year-over-year at Centrus, Bethesda, Md., in the second quarter, during which the company’s flagship uranium brokerage business almost tripled, according to a press release. The company’s quarterly earnings call was scheduled for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Consent-based siting, DOE waste issues discussion set for NWTRB meeting
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board meets on Thursday, Aug. 29 near the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina to review DOE’s plans to dispose of spent nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) plans a hybrid… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Roundup: AtkinsRéalis, BWXT see earnings rise; Wet storage time cut for Canadian plant
Earnings rose at AtkinsRéalis, Montreal, Canada, in the second quarter, which the nuclear services and infrastructure company partially attributed to a brisk business in life extensions for power reactors, according to a Friday press release. Net earnings for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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News & Analysis
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