June 13, 2024: The documents below have been sent to the Commission with regard to the Integrated Rulemaking, aka, 10 CFR Part 61. The proposed rule is now with the Commission and they will vote on whether or not the rule can go out for public comment.
The NRC is announcing a 6-month extension to its schedule for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking. The schedule to deliver a proposed rule to the Commission has been extended from November 2023 to May 2024, and the schedule for delivering a final rule to the Commission has been extended from May 2025 to…
Reducing Storage Sites and Incorporating Broader Community Input Will Advance DOE’s Goal to Achieve an Equitable Process to Collect and Store Spent Nuclear Fuel WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released an updated version of its consent-based siting process that takes immediate action to engage with willing communities to host federal consolidated interim storage…
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum will be holding its Spring Meeting March 22-23, 2023 at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Click here to register online. We look forward to a very interesting meeting, featuring Keynote Speaker NRC Commissioner David Wright. Click here to see the agenda. Tour of Barnwell Site: March 21 LLW…
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission (SWLLRWCC) has selected Ron Gaynor to serve as its Executive Director. The SWLLRWCC, established under Public Law 100-712, is the governing body for the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact among Arizona, California, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The Commission’s key duties include controlling the exportation…
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum (LLW Forum) is an independent, non-profit organization that was established to facilitate state and compact implementation of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and its 1985 Amendments and to promote the objectives of low-level radioactive waste regional compacts. The LLW Forum provides an opportunity for state and compact officials to share information with each other and to exchange views with officials of federal agencies and other interested stakeholders.