Vol. 9, No. 21

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Anti-Nuclear Advocate Warns NRC Against Regulatory Capture

An anti-nuclear advocate and adviser to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission warned officials on Tuesday not to make the same mistake as the Japanese in letting industry overpower the regulator. A Japanese parliamentary panel in 2012 found that the Fukushima Daiichi… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Perma-Fix Acknowledges Tough Quarter

    Perma-Fix Environmental Services on Tuesday announced a steep acceleration in both operating and net loss for the first quarter of 2016. Net loss attributable to common stockholders rose from $2.1 million ($0.18 per share) in first-quarter 2015 to $3.8 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Explains Lack of Participation on Consent-Based Siting

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials on Wednesday defined the agency’s role in the Department of Energy’s consent-based siting effort for nuclear waste storage, saying the best approach is to monitor the effort’s progress rather than becoming involved… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Denies Petitions on Continued Storage Rule

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied two petitions from 34 environmental groups, which claim the regulator’s “piecemeal” approach to its continued storage rule hides the environmental significance of certain regulations on spent fuel storage and disposal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • International

    Government Will Decide Aussie Waste Plan, SA Premier Says

    South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill said Tuesday the government will ultimately decide the fate of the state’s proposed nuclear waste disposal facility, the same day he approved a new government agency to facilitate community engagement on the project. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Decommissioning

    STURGIS Cost Spike a Result of Timeline Extension

    The estimated $16.8 million cost increase for the now-$51.5 million STURGIS barge decommissioning is largely due to the anticipated 12-month extension in completing the project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday. The STURGIS, a onetime World War… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    International Isotopes’ Net Loss Spikes

    International Isotopes on Tuesday reported a 118 percent spike in year-over-year net loss for the first quarter of 2016, which it attributed to a lower gross profit and rising research and development costs. The Idaho company listed a $374,518 net loss for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Wrap-Up: DOE Hosts Consent-Based Siting Meeting in Denver

    U.S. The Department of Energy will host another of its consent-based nuclear waste storage siting roadshows on Tuesday in Denver. DOE has said the purpose of its public meetings is to gather public feedback as it develops its consent-based siting program. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

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