Vol. 9, No. 34 
WCS Files Second Response to NRC Information Request
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Burns Defends NRC Issuing of Exemptions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns in a recent letter to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) defended the agency’s issuing of exemptions for decommissioned nuclear power plants from emergency response and security regulations, a practice Markey and other lawmakers have denounced. Markey, whose state is home to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which is scheduled to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC: 68 Percent of Nuclear Reactors Compliant to Fukushima Reforms
Nearly 70 percent of the 100 Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed nuclear reactors are now in compliance with new emergency response safety equipment standards the agency has implemented through its Fukushima Lessons Learned initiative. That’s according to the latest documents detailing the progress in implementation of the NRC’s “flex” equipment. Flex equipment, which is considered the foundation […]
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Budget & Policy
Uncertain Budget Process Means Uncertainty for Nuclear Waste Programs
Returning to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Congress will have less than a month to reach an agreement on fiscal 2017 spending, raising uncertainty for some notable nuclear waste programs. Lawmakers will need to pass new budget bills by Sept. 30 or reach an agreement on a continuing resolution that will serve as stopgap funding for […]
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Decommissioning
Missouri to Test Groundwater Wells at West Lake
Missouri officials will move forward with testing for tritium in groundwater wells at the West Lake Landfill, despite property owner Republic Services’ attempt to block those efforts. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Monday that Republic Services is worried about “what the tests will reveal, and the public deserves to know why.” West Lake waste originates […]
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International
U.K. NDA Begins Waste Shipment to Japan
A 132-canister shipment of highly active nuclear waste departed the United Kingdom on Thursday and is en route to Japan, according to the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The five-flask transport, loaded aboard the Pacific Grebe nuclear transport vessel, is set to arrive in Japan in the second half of October, as the regulator continues cleanup efforts at the Sellafield nuclear site […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
AREVA Transferring Nuclear Fuel Cycle Activities to NewCo
AREVA has begun transferring nuclear fuel cycle activities to its newly formed NewCo, the French company announced Tuesday as part of a mass restructuring meant to raise at least 5 billion euros for the company through government investment and asset sales. The company has drawn up a draft partial transfer agreement, which AREVA SA will […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: DOE to Summarize Consent-Based Siting Input
U.S. The Department of Energy has scheduled a public meeting for Sept. 15 to summarize the public feedback it has received regarding its consent-based siting process for nuclear waste storage, for which it has received more than 11,000 public comments. Department officials, who will also discuss the next steps for consent-based siting, will be on […]