Vol. 17, No. 03 
Biden signs new funding bill, averting shutdown; House speaker opposed to omnibus
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Funds for DOE uranium contracts tied up with spending, immigration gridlock
Funding for the Department of Energy’s effort to rebuild a commercial U.S. uranium refining industry is hung up in a debate over a supplemental spending bill between House Republicans and the White House. In remarks to reporters this week before and after a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
At HQ meeting, NRC commish quizzes staff on buried contamination guidance for decom sites
Commissioner Annie Caputo on Thursday questioned whether it made sense for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a blanket guidance for detecting buried low-level radioactive waste at power plants undergoing decommissioning. NRC staff plan to finish the guidance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Gavels bang, voices crack, nuclear energy condemned in barn-burner House oversight hearing
On Thursday, two Democrats on a House Oversight subcommittee forcefully condemned expanding nuclear power in the U.S. before the federal government builds a permanent repository for nuclear waste. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Oversight… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NJ court to decide Friday if Holtec can countersue ex-employee for defamation
In a prelude to the main event a the nine-month old lawsuit against Holtec International, a state judge was to hold oral arguments Friday, after deadline for RadWaste Monitor, about whether the company can sue an ex-employee for defamation. Kevin O’Rourke, former… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Round up: Decom funds good, NRC says; China seafood grudge; Commission COVID exemptions; Canadian molten salt patent
All of the active and shuttered nuclear power plants in the U.S. either had enough money in their decommissioning trust funds as of the end of 2023 or had a good explanation for why they did not, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission wrote in a report dated December… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You […]