Vol. 9, No. 29 
Nuclear Power Providers Laud New York Emissions Credits Plan
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Commercial Decommissioning
Exelon Leans Toward SAFSTOR for Nuclear Plants Approaching Closure
Power company Exelon preliminarily favors putting three nuclear power plants into SAFSTOR when they close in coming years rather than moving directly into decommissioning, a senior manager said this week. That means it could be decades before the facilities begin… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Waste Control Specialists to Answer NRC Questions on License Application by October
Waste Control Specialists expects by October to fully respond to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission request for supplemental information regarding the company’s license application to build and operate a consolidated interim spent fuel storage site in West Texas,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
California to Prepare Environmental Report for SONGS Decommissioning
The California State Lands Commission announced Tuesday that it would develop a draft environmental impact report for the decommissioning of the last two reactor units at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in San Diego County. It is accepting public… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Remaining Cleanup of Legacy U.K. Nuclear Sites Tagged at £117M
The United Kingdom expects to spend another £117 billion ($154 billion) on remediation of 17 of its oldest nuclear sites into the next century, according to the latest cost update issued Wednesday. That is down by about £1 billion from 2015, representing progress… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Ups Oversight of Oyster Creek Plant Following Inspection
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week formally notified power provider Exelon that it was increasing oversight of its Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey after the federal agency identified a safety violation during a Jan. 4 test. The… 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: PG&E to Submit Nuke Plant Closure Plan to State Utilities Commission
U.S. Pacific Gas & Electric intends on July 28 to file with the California Public Utilities Commission its “joint proposal” to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant ln less than a decade and focus its energy production on other greenhouse-gas-free… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]