Vol. 17, No. 05 
NRC needs a year to finish paperwork for Palisades restart, staff say
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC staff say they could finish review of Diablo Canyon license renewal app in under two years
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff need until August 2025 to review an application to keep California’s last nuclear power plant online for five more years according to a letter published online this week. That is according to a letter, dated Jan. 26, to Paula… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Holtec settles with New Jersey over alleged exploitation of state investment-tax credit
Holtec International paid $5 million to avoid criminal prosecution by the state of New Jersey, which said the Jupiter, Fla., company might have acted illegally in 2018 when it sought investment tax credits from the state. Holtec and an affiliate company, Singh… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC, mining groups, get spring court date to argue over proposed Holtec interim storage facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and groups opposed to the licensing of a Holtec International-owned interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico will meet March in court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit scheduled… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Ex-Eddy County commission and nuke booster Volpato seeks office in New Mexico
Former Eddy County Commissioner Jack Volpato will attempt to win the Republican nomination for a New Mexico state legislature seat, Volpato announced this month. Among other places, Volpato announced his candidacy on his Facebook page on Jan. 18. The primary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
State lawmakers introduce nuclear energy bills for Hawaii
A member of Hawaii’s House of Representatives last week introduced a bill that would create a state Nuclear Energy Commission, to include three experts on nuclear waste disposal who would be appointed by the governor. The bill, HB1516, was referred last week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Aspirant Swiss nuclear firm gets venture round for thorium reactor ‘without long-lived radiotoxic waste’
Transmutex, Vernier, Switzerland, on Monday said it received $23 million in venture capital funding to help develop the company’s thorium-burning nuclear energy system. Transmutex announced the milestone in a press release. New York-based investment companies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]