Vol. 9, No. 36 
DOE Plans to Have Consent-Based Siting Draft by End of 2016
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Another Anti-Yucca Administration Will Be Death of Yucca: Simpson
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) said Thursday that if the next president maintains the Obama administration’s anti-Yucca Mountain stance, it will be the final death knell for the nuclear waste geologic repository in Nevada. “I suspect by this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec Shifts Interim Storage Application to March
Holtec International is now eyeing March for submitting its license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec had originally planned to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
About 12 Companies Interested in New Borehole Contract, Moniz Says
About a dozen companies “are engaged” in the solicitation process for the Energy Department’s new request for proposals (RFP) for its $35 million deep borehole nuclear waste storage field test, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Wednesday at a Senate subcommittee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Entergy Fails to Restart Pilgrim
Entergy failed to restart its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday, after bringing the reactor to 9 percent power before discovering an issue with the facility’s turbine turning gear, prompting the utility to shut the unit down. The Massachusetts plant was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Taking Comments on FitzPatrick License Transfer
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it is accepting comments through Oct. 17 regarding the proposed transfer of the operating license for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from power company Entergy to anticipated new owner Exelon. Interested… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC 2019 Decommissioning Rulemaking on Schedule: Official
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking intended to streamline the agency’s decommissioning processes remains on schedule, an NRC official said last week. Reactor Decommissioning Branch Chief Bruce Watson, who appeared at the ExchangeMonitor’s 2016 RadWaste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Waste Control Specialists Hires New Exec for Spent Fuel Storage Project
Waste Control Specialists said Friday it has hired a new executive to manage its license application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for development and operation of a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. Mike Ford’s title will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NRC Awards Contracts on Fukushima Research
In its continued effort to apply lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded a research contract worth up to $2.2 million for two groups to analyze severe disasters at nuclear power plants. At… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wrap-Up: NRC Schedules Meeting on La Crosse Plant Decommissioning
U.S. The Nuclear Regulatory Commision has scheduled a meeting for next week as part of its efforts to collect comments on the license termination program and partial site release for the shuttered La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor power plant in Wisconsin. “The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Correction
An article in the Sept. 9 edition of RadWaste Monitor incorrectly stated that Exelon is a potentially responsible party at the West Lake Landfill. The article also incorrectly stated that B&K Construction illegally dumped materials at the site. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]