Vol. 9, No. 37 
South Carolina Group Intends to Submit Interim Spent Fuel Storage Application
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Budget & Policy
Congress Adjourns Without Passing Short-Term CR
Congress adjourned for the week without passing a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded at 2016 levels until Dec. 9, leaving lawmakers only another week to put finishing touches on the bill or risk another government shutdown. Senate Majority… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
California Auditor to CPUC: Stop Taking Gifts
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not adequately guarded against the appearance of improper relationships, State Auditor Elaine Howle concluded in a report released Thursday, recommending that CPUC members stop accepting gifts from utilities… 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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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Lawmakers Want NRC to Uphold Exemptions Longer
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should uphold all emergency preparedness and response requirements at shuttered nuclear power plants until spent fuel is moved into dry storage, a host of lawmakers suggested in a recent letter to the agency. The NRC’s issuing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Pilgrim Resumes Power Production Following Complications
Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station returned to full power early Monday morning, after a nearly two-week shutdown brought on by excessive water levels in the plant’s reactor vessel. The Massachusetts facility, which is scheduled for closure by 2019, was reconnected to the electrical grid Saturday and returned to 100 percent power at about 3 a.m. […]
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International
Costs for Decommissioning Soviet-Designed Nuclear Plants Outpacing Financing: Report
The cost to decommission Soviet-designed, first-generation nuclear reactors in Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia could total up to 11.4 billion euros ($12.7 billion), according to a report issued Tuesday by the European Court of Auditors. Additionally, financing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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National Laboratories
Potential U.S. Medical Isotope Shortage Looms: National Academies
Even with U.S. use of molybdenum-99 dropping in recent years, the nation faces a possible shortage of the crucial medical radioisotope when Canada’s National Research Universal reactor halts regular production next month, according to a new report from the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
SHINE Moving HQ Closer to Radioisotope Facility
SHINE Medical Technologies announced Wednesday that its headquarters will later this year be relocated from Monona, Wis., to Janesville, Wis., where the company is preparing to build a medical radioisotope production facility. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission… 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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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Wants Supplemental Information for Seabrook License Amendment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting additional information from the owner of the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant to better address concrete degradation issues that have plagued the New Hampshire facility’s foundation and vertical structures. NextEra… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: DOE Solicits Feedback on Consent-Based Siting Document
U.S. The Energy Department has released a draft report for public comment concerning its consent-based siting process for nuclear waste storage. From December 2015 to July, DOE garnered more than 11,000 public comments on its consent-based siting process, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]