Vol. 9, No. 10 
DOE Axes North Dakota Borehole Project
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
House GOP Want Yucca Mountain Audit
House Republicans want to revisit the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste program, first with the request that congressional auditors determine what resources are available to complete the Nuclear Regulatory Commission license review for the repository planned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec Readying Spent Fuel Storage License Application, Exec Says
A team led by Holtec International plans to submit its federal license application to build an underground consolidated interim spent fuel storage facility in southeast New Mexico by June, according to one senior executive. Holtec has teamed with the Eddy-Lea… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
WCS Spent Fuel Storage License Application Expected by May 1
Waste Control Specialists CEO Rod Baltzer says the company expects to complete its license application for a consolidated interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Texas by May 1. WCS is one of two companies planning to submit an application to the Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Entergy Removing Water From Vermont Yankee Swimming Pools
Power company Entergy has removed contaminated water from the six portable swimming pools it has been using for storage at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, company spokesman Marty Cohn said Friday. Photos of the containers surfaced earlier this month,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC: Pilgrim Operating Safely
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is currently operating safely, based on findings from the first of three inspections the agency is performing as a result of increased oversight at the Massachusetts plant. NRC… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Officials Pleased Their States Left Out of GTCC Waste Recommendation
Numerous state officials responded positively this week to news that sites in their respective jurisdictions were left off the Department of Energy’s site recommendation for the disposal of greater-than-class C (GTCC) waste and GTCC-like waste. Last week, DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap Up: NRC Issues License Modification for Crystal River Plant
U.S. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a notice of a standard license modification to Duke Energy Corp. on Thursday, as the company prepares to move material from its spent fuel pool at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant into dry casks, starting in 2017. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Correction
A story in the Feb. 26 edition of RadWaste Monitor mischaracterized the preferred alternative for the planned Niagara Falls Storage Site Interim Waste Containment Structure Operable Unit. That option, alternative 4, will involve excavation, partial treatment, and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]