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DOE Webinar on Regulatory Concepts for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking — July 13, 1:00pm EDT

06/29/2023

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Performance and Risk Assessment Community of Practice invites you to the following webinar: Regulatory Concepts for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking Priya Yadav and David Esh U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday, July 13, 2023 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Webinar link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzIzOTRjYTktNzdkNi00Y2JmLWI1OTMtMThkZDcxMmRkZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%226b183ecc-4b55-4ed5-b3f8-7f64be1c4138%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%226f122630-d8b8-4444-887b-018784ba927b%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a Abstract: The NRC staff will discuss “Regulatory Concepts…

2023-24 CRCPD/SCATR Source Collection and Disposal Opportunity!

06/22/2023

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| Categories: Category 3 Sources

The Conference Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Source Collection and Threat Reduction (SCATR) Program has begun its 2023-24 unwanted radioactive sealed source collection and disposal effort. CRCPD/SCATR provides cost-shared support for the packaging, transport, and commercial disposal of Class A, B, and C sources. SCATR receives funding through a grant provided by the Department of Energy (DOE)…

Summary of the May 17 NRC Public Meeting: Regulatory Concepts for Integrated Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking

05/18/2023

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| Categories: 10 CFR Part 61, Greater-than-Class C (GTCC), NRC, NRC Rulemaking

Over 120 people attended the May 17, 2023 NRC online meeting, including many state and compact representatives. Click here to view the slides from the meeting. Click here to view the history of this rulemaking. SUMMARY It is anticipated that the rule will go to the Commission in November 2023 – no date can be…

Holtec Receives U.S. NRC’s License for Building and Operating America’s First Below-Ground Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Used Nuclear Fuel

05/11/2023

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Read NRC’s press release here. May 9, 2023 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final license to build and operate the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) to Holtec International on the land provided by the Eddy Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA), a regional economic development authority in Southeast New Mexico. This license is…

Opinion: Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood

05/03/2023

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OPINION GUEST ESSAY Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood April 28, 2023 By Madison Hilly Ms. Hilly is the founder of the Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal. On a visit in February to the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown in Japan, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York did something refreshing: She discussed radiation exposure and nuclear…