Judges focus on future DOE contracts in arguments over Holtec interim storage license
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Budget & Policy
DOE nuke programs get budget boosts in compromise 2024 spending bill
Defense and civilian nuclear programs at the Department of Energy would all get raises for the 2024 fiscal year under a compromise appropriators package that congressional leaders and the White House have said they support. The House approved the bill on Wednesday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Enviros file for hearing request on Diablo Canyon life extension
Environmental groups this week requested a hearing over Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to renew its Nuclear Regulatory Commission operating licenses for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant’s two reactors. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC recommends doing away with advanced reactor licensing option that industry disliked
In a Monday memo, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission effectively killed a proposed licensing path for advanced nuclear reactors that industry and some lawmakers said was too burdensome. The decision was a step in the commission’s Part 53 rulemaking that will create… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round up: Dueling nuclear events; Va. moves toward rate hikes for SMR installs; HALEU environmental review; more
Two marquee events for the nuclear waste and energy industries were scheduled to begin next week in separate cities, with the Waste Management Symposia on the slate in Phoenix and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference set… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]