Waste Management & Decommissioning

BWXT-led team gets $45 billion environmental management contract for DOE’s Hanford Site

The scope of work includes operation of Hanford tank farm facilities, eventual operation of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and responsibility for other core functions.

Sellafield’s robot dogs on the cutting edge of nuclear clean-ups

Sellafield specialists are continuing to push the envelope in developing and using innovative technologies for safe nuclear clean-up operations.

Holtec will try again to reopen Palisades nuke plant

The company previously said it understood that its bid to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant would be a challenge, as the reversal in operating status would have been a first for the industry.

DOE awards funding to research uranium recovery options for advanced nuclear reactors

The two-year project aims to expand the available options of nuclear fuel management by creating a tool to optimize processes for the recovery of uranium from used nuclear fuel.

DOE funds projects to cut impacts of used nuclear fuel disposal

Funded projects are expected to enable secure, economical recycling of used nuclear fuel and substantially reduce the volume, heat load, and radiotoxicity of waste.

Westinghouse to decommission experimental Alaskan nuclear plant

The $103 million job is expected to take approximately six years to complete, with work expected to begin next year.

Holtec adds two more Entergy nukes to decommission

Holtec International said it completed its acquisition of the 800 MW Palisades Power Plant and the Big Rock Point site from Entergy Corp. This asset transfer was made possible by a license transfer approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December. The sites’ ownership was transferred to Holtec International with Holtec Decommissioning International serving as the license holder and the

Norsk Nukleær Dekommisjonering (NND) selected a joint venture between Dallas-based Jacobs and Multiconsult Norge AS to plan the decommissioning of Norway’s nuclear fleet.

Waste Management & Decommissioning

Holtec International said it completed its acquisition of the 800 MW Palisades Power Plant and the Big Rock Point site from Entergy Corp. This asset transfer wa…

Jacobs to plan Norway nuclear decommissioning program

Norsk Nukleær Dekommisjonering (NND) selected a joint venture between Dallas-based Jacobs and Multiconsult Norge AS to plan the decommissioning of Norway’…

Palisades nuclear power plant retires early

Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down eleven days earlier than expected….

U.S. nuclear generation declines for second straight year

U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year, according to the latest reporting from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)….

Four Canadian provinces release SMR strategy

Ontario, New Brunswick, Alberta and Saskatchewan released a strategic plan providing a path forward to advance small modular reactors (SMR) in the country….

SNC-Lavalin to help design Canadian nuclear research facility

SNC-Lavalin announced it received a contract to provide engineering and design services as part of the development of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ new Advance…

Texas Governor joins legal fight against spent nuclear fuel storage site

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a state petition urging the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a federal license that would bring spent nuclear fuel to…

UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wreck…

NRC selects Dorman to head Operations staff

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has named a career employee to its highest staff position. Daniel H. Dorman was selected as the NRC’s next Executive Di…

TVA withdraws construction permit for abandoned Bellefonte nuclear project after judge nixes sale to private group

It only took about five decades to resolve, but the project to build the new Bellefonte nuclear power plant in northeast Alabama appears officially dead. The Te…

NRC grants operating license for spent nuclear fuel storage site in Texas

A private equity firm-backed venture has gained federal approval to build and operate a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Texas. The Nuclear Regulatory Com…

U.S. NRC staff gives environmental OK to proposed $2.3B spent fuel storage site in Texas

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending granting a proposed license for a planned spent nuclear fuel interim storage facility in west Texas…