Vol. 9, No. 33

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Reid’s Retirement Leaves a Changing Political Landscape for Yucca Mountain

Harry Reid, who is set to retire in January, will exit the U.S. Senate as arguably the most powerful party leader in the chamber since Lyndon B. Johnson. And with his departure comes a new political landscape concerning the future of Yucca Mountain in his state… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    DOE Issues New RFP for Borehole Project

    The Department of Energy issued a new request for proposals (RFP) Monday for its deep borehole nuclear waste storage field test, which will require that contractors secure local support before the drilling contract is awarded. Associate Deputy Assistant Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Q&A: NRC Officials Discuss Regulatory Role in Volatile Nuclear Landscape

    Volatile might be the best word to describe the U.S. nuclear power industry in this century. Federal energy legislation has spurred interest in building new facilities, only for the 2011 Fukushima Daichii power plant disaster in Japan to spur second thoughts. Market… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

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    NRC Not Ready to Decide on Environmental Review for WCS Application

    A senior Nuclear Regulatory Commission official said the agency is not quite ready to decide whether to proceed with an environmental review for Waste Control Specialists’ license application to build and operate an interim nuclear waste storage facility in West… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Perma-Fix Records $11.2M Operating Loss in 2Q

    Nuclear waste management provider Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Monday it recorded an operating loss of $11.2 million for the second quarter of 2016, a steep departure from the $613,000 in operating income earned for the same period in 2015. The earnings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

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    Wrap Up: NRC Releases Yucca Mountain Documents

    U.S. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission as of Aug. 19 has made public 3.7 million documents from the adjudicatory hearing on the nuclear waste repository proposed at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The documents, now available in the NRC’s ADAMS database, were included… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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    While We Were Out

    Congress was out and Washington was empty, but that didn’t stop news from breaking during our annual August publication break. As chronicled in the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, here are a few stories that we’ve been following. Exelon Buys FitzPatrick From… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

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