Vol. 9, No. 19 
NRC: Yucca Impact on Groundwater ‘Small’
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Battelle in Final Borehole Site Lease Agreement Discussions
A manager with Battelle Memorial Institute said Wednesday the company is in final discussions with multiple landowners for a potential borehole field test site in South Dakota, and organizers will hold an additional public meeting next week. After abandoning its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
West Lake Owner Moving Forward With Isolation Barrier
The owner of the West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton, Mo., is moving forward with installation of an isolation barrier intended to prevent a nearby underground fire from coming into contact with nuclear waste material. The West Lake Landfill, which contains… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
No Fine For Vermont Yankee Trust Fund Violation
Entergy, owner of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, improperly withdrew $282,000 from the site’s $600 million decommissioning trust fund last year for spent fuel management purposes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday. However, Entergy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Veolia Revenue, Net Income Dip in 1Q
Waste, water, and energy management multinational Veolia on Wednesday reported a first-quarter dip in revenue and a steeper slide in net income over the prior-year period. Revenue dropped by 3.4 percent, from €6.31 billion in first-quarter 2015 to €6.09 billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SCE 1Q Earnings Down 5 Cents Per Share
Southern California Edison’s first-quarter 2016 net income from continuing operations decreased by $18 million, or 5 cents per share, to $287 million and 88 cents per share, from the same period in 2015, parent company Edison International reported Monday. Edison’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
DOE’s Kotek to Visit SONGS Panel
The Department of Energy official leading the agency’s consent-based nuclear waste storage siting initiative will meet with officials and residents near Southern California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in response to a request from U.S. Rep.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Strives to Avoid Over-Regulation, Chairman Says
When asked Thursday whether he thinks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is over-regulating, and thus effectively driving nuclear power plants out of business, commission Chairman Stephen Burns said he likes where the regulator stands in comparison to the international… 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: Vermont Yankee Workforce Down to 136 From 343
U.S. Power company Entergy reduced the workforce at its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to 136 employees on Thursday, down from 343 employees in January 2015, when the plant entered SAFSTOR decommissioning. According to an Entergy press release, 80 employees… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]