Robatel Technologies received its certificate of compliance from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that enables its Type-B shipping cask to begin transporting waste. Waste Control Specialists contracted with Robatel to provide three Type B casks capable of shipping Class B and C low-level radioactive waste. The first of the three casks was delivered in January, while the other two are expected to be delivered sometime in the coming months. “Robatel Technologies has been registered as a user of the package under the general license provisions of 10.CFR.71.17,” said Michele Sampson, Licensing Branch Chief in the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. “The approval constitutes authority to use the package for shipment of radioactive material and for the package to be shipped in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 173.471.”
ROBATEL RECEIVES COC FOR TYPE-B SHIPPING CASK
House Energy panel plans to look at DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle centers
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’’s Energy subcommittee plans a Tuesday hearing on the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses that would co-locate fuel cycle activities with advanced nuclear energy projects. Announced Sept. 8, the hearing, titled: “Nuclear Spent Fuel Policy: Examining Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses”, will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern […]