Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Providing effective oversight for safe and secure interim storage of high-level radioactive waste until a permanent repository is operational will be a key challenge for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency said in a report to President Barack Obama, which was released publicly Wednesday. The agency’s Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2016 also […]

The Spent Fuel Management Division of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled its 2016 Regulatory Conference for Dec. 7-8 in Rockville, Md. The event “will allow NRC staff, industry representatives and stakeholders to discuss regulatory and technical issues related to spent fuel storage, decommissioning and the transportation of radioactive material,” the agency said Monday […]

Waste Control Specialists is seeking leniency from federal regulators after apparently violating its federal waste-storage permit to prevent a possible radiation release in 2014, according to an official account the company filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The 12-page account, the most detailed Waste Control Specialists (WCS) has offered publicly on the situation, is printed […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday began its third and final increased oversight inspection at the troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. Agency managers leading the inspection spoke Monday during a conference call with reporters, saying there are no immediate safety concerns at the plant, but that the team of about 20 NRC officials will conduct […]

Maintaining operation of the Quad Cities Generating Station and the Clinton Power Station would save Illinois taxpayers $364 million annually in electricity costs, the Brattle Group economic consulting firm said in a report Monday. The report was delivered as the Illinois General Assembly considers the Future Energy Jobs Bill (S.B. 2814), a controversial piece of […]

All spent fuel has been permanently removed from the Fort Calhoun Station’s reactor vessel and moved into a spent fuel pool, the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently. Files made publicly available Tuesday show OPPD filed its certification with NRC Nov. 13. Permanent removal means OPPD can no longer operate […]

Conservationists and residents on Monday continued calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to shut down the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, with another rally outside the Massachusetts State House. Cape Downwinders — a collection of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket – again asked that Gov. Charlie Baker (R) support closing the 44-year-old Plymouth facility, which […]

Pre-registration for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) will begin in early January 2017. The RIC is the agency’s annual conference for updating the public and stakeholders on NRC activities and programs. The event is scheduled for March 14-16 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, located just off of Rockville Pike, […]