Vol. 9, No. 7 
Source: Conaway Bill a Nonstarter
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Burns: NRC Funding Ready for WCS
Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 2/12/2016 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns said Wednesday the agency in its fiscal 2017 budget request is preparing for one license application for interim storage of nuclear waste, and regulators are prepared to shift appropriated funds if needed. Burns, who appeared with his fellow commissioners for a budget hearing before […]
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International
Despite Objections, Oman Ama Still On Table for Aussie Waste
Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 2/12/2016 Despite objections from the state’s environmental agency, Oman Ama in Queensland, Australia, remains on the federal government’s shortlist of six as the country looks to develop its first permanent storage site for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste. Queensland Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has asked federal Resources Minister […]
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International
Council: Bradwell Doesn’t Need Environmental Assessment
Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 2/12/2016 The Essex County Council has decided that an application to store nuclear waste along the coast at the Bradwell Power Station in the United Kingdom does not warrant a formal environmental impact assessment. In a Feb. 2 memorandum, the Essex County environmental planning office said the application submitted by plant […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Federal Court Dismisses Vermont Yankee Challenge
Karl Herchenroeder RW Monitor 2/12/2016 A federal appeals court said this week’s it’s too soon to hear the state of Vermont’s challenge against federal regulators concerning use of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant’s decommissioning trust fund. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
USACE Releases FY 17 Details For FUSRAP Sites
The Army Corps of Engineers’ is requesting $103 million for its Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) in fiscal 2017. FUSRAP was initiated in 1974 to identify, investigate, and clean up or control sites contaminated from the nation’s early… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Wrap Up
IN THE U.S. Representatives the deep borehole nuclear waste storage demonstration project in North Dakota will host an informational meeting on the controversial plan on Feb. 15 in the city of Rugby. Officials from the Department of Energy and representatives from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Corrections
RW Monitor 2/12/2016 An article in the Feb. 9 edition of RW Monitor cited an incorrect amount proposed to be spent in fiscal 2017 for the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste management operations. RadWaste Monitor regrets the error.