Vol. 9, No. 30 
DOE, Battelle Walk Away From Borehole Test Deal
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
GOP Wants to End Obama’s ‘Disregard’ for Nuclear Waste Law
The Republican Party has formally announced its intention to revive plans for a national repository for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. “We will end the Administration’s disregard of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act with respect to the long-term storage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
WCS Submits Supplemental Info For Interim Storage License Application
Waste Control Specialists on Wednesday clarified capacity details concerning its application to operate a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Andrews County, Texas, following a Nuclear Regulatory Commission determination that the application… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
SCE Fully Responsible for SONGS Shutdown: Report
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California was intentionally operated past its capacity, creating a steam leak that resulted in the shutdown of the facility’s two operating reactors in 2012, according to a report released Tuesday. Citing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
‘Reasonableness’ of SONGS Settlement Not Disputed: SCE
Parties disputing the $4.7 billion settlement for the premature closing of California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) have not shown that the substantive terms of the deal are unreasonable, plant majority owner Southern California Edison (SCE)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Studsvik 2Q Earnings Flat
Sweden-based nuclear technology company Studsvik’s sales remained largely flat year over year in the second quarter of 2016, according to its earnings report Friday. Sales decreased slightly from 177.7 million Swedish krona (SEK) ($20.6 million) in second-quarter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
ND Health Council to Redo Landfill Rules Meeting
The North Dakota Health Council will reconsider rules it illegally adopted in 2015 that boosted radiation-level allowances at state landfills, according to documents released Tuesday. The decision follows Monday’s court hearing in which a state attorney defended… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap Up: FitzPatrick Safe After Oil Leak: NRC
U.S. There are no on-site safety threats at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined following last month’s leak from the facility that created an oil sheen in Lake Ontario. NRC spokesman… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]