Vol. 17, No. 33 
States to be looped in ahead of next year’s RFI for federal interim-storage host site
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC charter law allows no spent fuel storage licenses, state, group tell SCOTUS
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission relied on the wrong law when it licensed private long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel, Texas and a mineral rights-group headquartered there told the U.S. Supreme Court last week. It is essentially the same argument that the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Court tosses environmentalists’ suit against Holtec interim storage license
Federal judges on Tuesday ruled against environmental groups who said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission illegally licensed Holtec International to store spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico. The ruling was part of a lawsuit filed in 2021 in the U.S. Circuit Court of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
D.C.-area antinuclear group seeks hearing to stop transfer of Palisades license
Beyond Nuclear on Tuesday filed a petition to intervene in a license transfer needed to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station near Covert, Mich. The group filed its petition on the last day to do so. Beyond Nuclear seeks to stop the transfer of Palisades’… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Dems, GOP back nuclear energy, platforms say
During a time of much political division in the United States, Democrats and Republicans both support nuclear energy, but lack concensus on nuclear weapons, according to their 2024 party platforms. Now that the Democrats and GOP have concluded their respective… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Round up: X-energy VP; Holtec tech at Palisades; Obituary
Former NRC official Robert Taylor was appointed on Monday, August 26th as X-energy’s Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Licensing, the company said in a press release. Taylor most recently worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as Deputy Office Director… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]