Vol. 9, No. 44

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

NRC to Spend $700K to Update Yucca Reports

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday formalized plans to spend $700,000 of $1.27 million in its remaining Yucca Mountain funding to update certain reports on repository plans, which would place the agency in a better position should project licensing activities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Commercial Decommissioning

    Entergy to Deal Vermont Yankee for Decommissioning

    Entergy has agreed to sell its shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to NorthStar Group Services, a deal the company said will shorten the timeline to fully decommission the facility from 2075 to 2030. The company announced the deal Tuesday, days after Vermont… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    NRC Wants More Info on FitzPatrick Sale

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting additional information from power company Entergy concerning its application to transfer the license of its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant to Exelon as part of a $110 million deal to sell the facility. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Pilgrim Shuts Off One of Three Cooling Systems

    Entergy had to shut down one of three cooling systems at its beleaguered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Monday after the plant experienced excessive vibrations within the system, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. The power provider identified the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Exelon Explores Mo-99 Production at Byron Site

    Power company Exelon plans to produce molybdenum-99 at its Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Illinois, potentially submitting a license amendment request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in early 2017. Mo-99 is an isotope that decays into technetium-99m,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Wrap-Up: SONGS Panel Agrees Movement Needed on Interim Storage

    U.S. There was extensive discussion and widespread agreement during Thursday’s meeting of the San Onofre Community Engagement Panel on the need to move forward with consolidated interim storage of U.S. nuclear waste, according to Chairman David Victor. Representatives… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

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