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…
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…
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…
Content Forest Information System for Europe Forests Forest monitoring This will provide open access to detailed, accurate and timely information on the status and trends of EU forests. It will strengthen the Forest Information System for Europe as common database on forest information in Europe. Yet, current forest management practices are not always in line with…
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…
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.