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The year in review 2020: Waste Management

January 8, 2021, 2:50PMRadwaste Solutions

Here is a look back at the top stories of 2020 from our Waste Management section in Newswire and Nuclear News magazine. Remember to check back to Newswire soon for more top stories from 2020.

Waste Management section

First-ever cleanup of uranium enrichment plant celebrated at Oak Ridge: The completion of the decades-long effort to clean up the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant was celebrated on October 13, with Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette joining U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, and other state and community leaders at the East Tennessee Technology Park, where the uranium enrichment complex once stood. Read more.

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NRC asks for comments on its FY 2025 fees proposal

February 21, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking for feedback on its proposed rule for fees for fiscal year 2025. The proposal was published in the February 19 Federal Register. The federal...

NRC report updates decommissioning cost guidance

February 19, 2025, 12:00PMRadwaste Solutions

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has updated its guidance for nuclear power plant owners and operators in estimating the cost of decommissioning their reactors. Licensed power reactor...

ANS responds to “antiscientific” op-ed

February 18, 2025, 3:06PMANS News

The Hill recently published an opinion piece by Cindy Folkers and Amanda Nichols entitled “They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy.” Sadly, after the first sentence, their...

Nuclear connections

February 13, 2025, 12:01PMNuclear News

As I watched the coverage of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s earthly farewell, I reflected on being too young to remember his presidency yet being impacted many years later. A man of...

Garrish up for repeat term as DOE’s nuclear energy secretary

February 12, 2025, 3:04PMNuclear News

Theodore “Ted” Garrish—who has spent more than four decades working in nuclear—is President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for...

UC San Diego joins General Atomics–led fusion collaborative

February 12, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

The University of California–San Diego has joined a new research collaborative focused on overcoming critical obstacles in developing and scaling up inertial fusion power plants. Led by San...

NRC issues Palisades’ draft environmental review, seeks public comment

February 4, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for public comments until March 3 on its environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact at Michigan’s Palisades nuclear...

Savannah River reaches regulatory milestone on tank waste closure

February 11, 2025, 9:31AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it has reached a regulatory milestone ahead of schedule in preparing radioactive waste tanks for closure at the Savannah...

Arizona utilities trio looks to add nuclear power

February 10, 2025, 3:20PMNuclear News

The top three utilities in Arizona are teaming up to explore opportunities to add nuclear generation facilities in the state.Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP), and Tucson...

NRC issues final EIS for Oconee's subsequent license renewal

February 10, 2025, 7:45AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final environmental impact statement for the proposed subsequent license renewal (SLR) for Oconee nuclear power plant's Units 1, 2, and 3....

The year in review 2020: Waste Management

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