Vol. 17, No. 09 
DOE can’t make plant owners tap trust funds to pay for spent fuel storage, judge says
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Budget & Policy
Final DOE budget among appropriations bills to be passed next week
This week, almost halfway through the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, congressional appropriators announced they would pass a final 2024 budget for the Department of Energy and other agencies next week. In the meantime, to avoid a partial government shutdown on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Oral arguments next week in lawsuit over Holtec Interim Storage
Friends and foes of Holtec International’s proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel were to meet in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on March 5 for oral arguments. The three-judge panel scheduled to hear the arguments, in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Court to rule on ex-Holtec employee’s request to pry more documents from company
In about a month, a New Jersey court will decide whether to force Holtec International to turn over additional information sought by a former finance chief who has sued the company for wrongful termination. Lawyers for Kevin O’Rourke, the ex-chief financial officer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Kentucky Senate approves bill to create state nuclear development agency
The Kentucky State Senate this week passed a bill that would create a non-regulatory agency to spur development of nuclear power in a state that has none of its own. Senate Bill 198 passed the state Senate unanimously on Monday, 34-0. It must still be approved… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Indiana plans application this spring to become NRC agreement state
Indiana in April planned to start the process of taking over regulation of some radioactive materials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to a letter the commission posted online Tuesday. The state planned to submit a draft application around April… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Round up: Impermissible withdrawal from Palisades decom fund; Another Vallecitos reactor permanently shut down; BWXT commercial earnings up; more
Holtec International, Jupiter, Fla., broke Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules between 2021 and 2023 by using money from the Palisades Nuclear Plant’s decommissioning trust fund for expenses unrelated to decommissioning the plant, the commission said last week. Holtec… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]