Vol. 9, No. 38 
Congress Should Relieve DOE of Nuke Waste Duties: BPC Report
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Waste Facility Planned in S.C. Draws Opposition
Conservation groups are speaking out against a venture capitalist’s plan to build and operate an interim spent nuclear fuel storage and reprocessing facility in South Carolina. Savannah River Site Watch, the South Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club, and the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Pressure for DOE Waste Management Program Under CR
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a stopgap budget bill that freezes federal spending at fiscal 2016 levels and leaves the Energy Department with an annualized budget of $29.5 billion through Dec. 9. Under the continuing resolution for fiscal 2017, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Weighs Pilgrim Exemption, Handful of Others
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to make a decision late this winter on whether to exempt the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station from certain Fukushima program initiatives, NRC spokesman Scott Burnell said this week. In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Schedules Third Pilgrim Inspection in November
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s third and final increased oversight inspection at Entergy’s downgraded Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is tentatively set to begin Nov. 28, NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan said Wednesday. The agency in September 2015 moved the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Vermont Yankee to Withdraw Up to $5M for September Expenses
Power provider Entergy estimates it will need to withdraw about $5 million from the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant’s $581 million decommissioning trust fund to cover September expenses, Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents show. Entergy spokesman… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
OIG Offers NRC Improvements for Safety Inspections
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission needs to establish clear and consistent expectations for staff when completing its significance determination process (SDP) for nuclear reactors, the agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recommended in a report… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap-Up: Holtec’s Rectangular Cask Passes NRC Drop Test
U.S. Holtec International said last week its HI-STAR ATB-1T cask design for nuclear waste transport successfully passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 30-foot “free drop” test. According to Holtec, the HI-STAR ATB-1T is the first “large, rectangular”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]