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NRC to finalize streamlined contested hearing process rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule Oct. 30 that would change the agency’s contested hearings process for its licensing applications and create three hearing paths. The three hearing tracks are: standard, focused and expedited. The standard proceeding will be for 18-month reviews, focused will be for 12-month reviews and expedited for “faster reviews,” […]
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Nuclear Energy & Radwaste Monitor
NRC to finalize streamlined contested hearing process rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule Oct. 30 that would change the agency’s contested hearings process for its licensing applications and create three hearing paths. The three hearing tracks are: standard, focused and expedited. The standard proceeding will be for 18-month reviews, focused will be for 12-month reviews and expedited for “faster reviews,” […]
Weapons Cleanup Monitor
Santa Susana watchdog criticizes DOE cleanup approach, seeks timeline
A watchdog group is pressing the Department of Energy for clarity on its remediation plans at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, saying a proposed change in approach could delay work and leave contamination in place. Melissa Bumstead, founder of Parents Against SSFL, told Exchange Monitor that DOE is moving away from the background […]
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Dems blue wave felt across DOE weapons complex states
Viewers did not need to stay up late Tuesday night to hear most major national news outlets had declared that the Democratic Party had won control of both the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the Senate as that was determined by 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time. CBS News reported early Wednesday morning that Democrats […]
