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…
July 16, 2023 By Sarah Jensen Sarah Jensen is a policy associate with the American Conservation Coalition. She’s based in Boulder, Colorado. Nuclear waste has long been a top concern for Americans who, thanks primarily to The Simpsons , think the waste is a bright green liquid that is impossible to contain. In an enticing turn of events last…
The following slide show is a summary of the July 13th Webinar, “DOE Webinar on Regulatory Concepts for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking” By Priya Yadav and David Esh U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Click here to view the presentation.
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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) “Use of the Decommissioning Trust Fund During Operations for Major Radioactive Component Disposal.” The purpose of this proposed ISG is to provide the NRC staff’s regulatory position to licensees of nuclear power reactors regarding the use of funds from…
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.