Vol. 17, No. 6 
Final decommissioning rule could be ready by August; commissioners reviewing rule now
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC chair orders ‘fresh look’ at mandatory hearings
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will consider changing the way it runs the required public hearings triggered by construction of new nuclear facilities. In a memo dated Wednesday and shared by the NRC with media, commission Chair Christopher Hanson ordered the agency’s Office of the General Counsel, within 60 days, “to identify efficiencies in these mandatory […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Michigan Gov. recommends $150M more for Palisades
To help restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) this week recommended another $150 million in state funding, which if approved by lawmakers would bring Michigan’s total aid package to $300 million. That is the amount plant owner Holtec International, Jupiter, Fla., says it needs from the state to help restart the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge deals blow to Idaho county’s INL lawsuit, leaves door open for refiling
Butte County, Idaho has not shown the Department of Energy’s storage of spent nuclear fuel at Idaho National Laboratory violates the law, but the county may amend its complaint to preserve its lawsuit, a federal district judge ruled last week. U.S. District Court Judge David Nye on Thursday granted DOE’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
National security bill with billions for uranium enrichment clears first hurdle in Senate
The Senate on Thursday cleared a hurdle to vote on a bill that would fund the Department of Energy’s planned jumpstart of a new commercial uranium refining industry. Senators on Thursday voted 67-32 to end debate on the bill, clearing the way for a final floor vote that had not been scheduled as of Friday […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
Tennessee FD and others clear highway accident involving radioactive waste
A mixture of state and local emergency responders plus “commercial inspectors” and “other authorities” this week cleared a truck fire involving radioactive waste off of a highway in Tennessee, the Nashville Fire Department said. A vehicle the fire department identified as a “semi-truck” caught fire in the westbound lanes of Interstate 40, about 10 miles […]