NRC Staff to present update on Integrated Rule Making to the ARCS

There will be a Review of Proposed 10 CFR Part 61: “Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal” December 5, 20231:00 pm EDTRoom T2-B1Two White Flint Plaza11545 Rockville Pike The Subcommittee is meeting in a hybrid format with both in-person and remote capability. Members of the public may observe the meeting by using the MSTeams link here…

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NRC to hold a second public meeting on Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking in mid-January 2024

On May 17, 2023, the NRC staff held a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking that will integrate disposal criteria for the near-surface disposal of Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking. In that meeting, staff described the rulemaking background and preliminary direction on the key technical topics and answered…

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SW Compact Generators Workshops: August 29 and 31, 2023

SOUTHWESTERN LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION 1731 Howe Avenue #611, Sacramento, California 95825 June 26, 2023 GENERATORS’ WORKSHOPS The Commission is holding the first “post-pandemic” workshops for LLRW generators. Sessions will include updates from the California Radiologic Health Branch, the Utah and Texas disposal facilities, and information on the SCATR (Source Collection and Threat Reduction) Program…

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

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…

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

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…

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