Vol. 9, No. 8

Contracts & Procurement

Entergy Awarded $49.4M From DOE

A federal court has awarded power company Entergy $49.4 million in damages stemming from the Department of Energy’s failure to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims awarded… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    N.D. Borehole Moratorium Remains in Place

    A moratorium halting the Department of Energy’s plan to drill a nuclear waste storage test borehole in North Dakota will remain in place, according to Pierce County Commission Chairman Dave Migler. The Pierce County Commission established the drilling ban in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • International

    Canada Wants Alternatives to Lake Huron Repository

    Canada’s top environmental official is again delaying her decision on whether to move forward with Ontario Power Generation’s proposal to build a nuclear waste deep geologic repository near Lake Huron, amid growing concern from Canadian and American lawmakers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Wisconsin Senate Approves Lifting Nuclear Ban

    The Wisconsin State Senate in 23-9 vote Tuesday approved legislation that would lift the state’s 33-year ban on building new nuclear power plants, advancing the bill to Gov. Scott Walker for final approval. Wisconsin currently prohibits the construction of new… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • International

    Aussie Commission: Waste Plan ‘Highly Profitable’

    A plan for South Australia to take on 13 percent of the world’s nuclear waste and turn it into billions of dollars in economic benefit is viable. That’s one of the takeaways from a glowing interim report Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission delivered… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    DOE to Begin Consent-Based Nuclear Waste Storage Meetings in Chicago

    The Energy Department said Thursday it will hold the first of eight public meetings on its consent-based nuclear waste siting initiative March 29 in Chicago at the University of Chicago Conference Center. In the eight meetings, DOE will “seek input from the public… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Wrap Up

    U.S. After serving nearly six years on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commissioner William Ostendorff said Wednesday he will not seek reappointment, as he has accepted a teaching position with his alma mater, the United States Naval Academy. “I’ve been… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Decommissioning

    Correction

    A story in the Feb. 5 edition of RadWaste Monitor misidentified the weight of a crane involved in the STURGIS decommissioning. The crane weighs 440 tons. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password? Sign In […]

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