Vol. 17, No. 15 
Yucca alive in House committee; Dem leader prefers interim storage; another lawmaker says action on spent fuel could take til after election
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Commercial Decommissioning
More Palisades decommissioning funds misappropriated, enviros say in meeting with NRC staff
The company that was to decommission the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan inappropriately withdrew more than $160 million from the plant’s decommissioning trust fund and did not pay it back, environmental and anti-nuclear activists said Wednesday in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Arizona, New Mexico governors want feds to prioritize uranium mine cleanup
The governors of Arizona and New Mexico wrote the White House Council on Environmental Quality this week urging the federal government to prioritize cleanup of old uranium mines in the Southwest, and appoint a regional coordinator. There are 650 abandoned uranium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NIST reactor that leaked radiation in 2021 won’t switch to low-enriched fuel before 2030
The centerpiece of a federal neutron research complex in Maryland will use highly enriched uranium fuel until at least 2030, according to a recent regulatory filing. That’s because the Department of Energy and its semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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News & Analysis
Former Ohio public utilities commission chair dead in suspected suicide, media report
Sam Randazzo, the disgraced former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, is dead, media in Ohio reported this week. Multiple reports said that Randazzo’s body was found late Tuesday morning in a Columbia warehouse that he owned. The Franklin County… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Round up: Upcoming NRC meetings; DOE NE student funding; obituary
The Nuclear Regulatory commission planned a public meeting in Michigan to discuss Holtec International’s planned restart of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert County, Mich. The commission published the meeting notice online. In March, the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]