A message from Studsvik Scandpower

About Studsvik Scandpower

NRC to consolidate LLW rulemaking

April 11, 2022, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

An NRC diagram of a LLW waste disposal site.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will integrate two separate rulemaking activities concerning the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, issuing a “re-proposed” rule that consolidates updates to 10 CFR Part 61, “Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal,” and proposed changes to the requirements for the near-surface disposal of greater-than-Class C (GTCC) waste.

To continue reading, log in or create a free account!

Modeling the change: Commissioner Wright leads by example as the NRC faces its future

December 20, 2024, 7:01AMNuclear News

There is a modern-day parable that NRC commissioner David Wright likes to reflect on from time to time, the story of a janitor on a mission. On a visit to NASA in the 1960s, or so the story...

GAO: NNSA needs to improve its waste management strategy

December 19, 2024, 12:00PMRadwaste Solutions

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s strategy for managing nuclear waste from nuclear weapons maintenance and modernization activities is not comprehensive and does not fully...

Nuclear News publishing themes for 2025

December 19, 2024, 7:00AMANS News

It's been another successful publishing year for the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear News, Radwaste Solutions, the online Nuclear Newswire, and the NN Daily newsletter.For Nuclear News,...

BWXT, Westinghouse partner for nuclear new builds in Canada

December 18, 2024, 3:00PMNuclear News

BWXT Canada, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, is partnering with Westinghouse Electric Company to build new nuclear projects in Canada and globally....

NRC to host January meetings on “technology-inclusive” Part 53 rule

Comments on the rule are being accepted until February 28

December 18, 2024, 11:59AMNuclear News

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host two public meetings in early January to educate and field questions about a proposed rule to allow more flexibility in licensing nuclear...

Urenco USA has NRC approval for increased enrichment

December 17, 2024, 12:00PMNuclear News

Just one day after Urenco USA (UUSA) was picked by the Department of Energy as one of six contractors eligible to compete for future low-enriched uranium task orders, the Nuclear Regulatory...

Insights from the NRC’s Annie Caputo

December 16, 2024, 12:00PMNuclear News

In a one-on-one interview with the American Nuclear Society’s chief executive officer/executive director Craig Piercy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission commissioner Annie Caputo shared her...

NRC approves “state-of-the-art” Westinghouse eVinci I&C platform

December 13, 2024, 9:24AMNuclear News

Westinghouse Electric Company’s eVinci Advanced Logic System (ALS) Version 2 (v2) instrument and control (I&C) platform has received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Groundwater demonstration begins on Oak Ridge disposal facility project

December 13, 2024, 7:14AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) have finished fieldwork and have begun monitoring groundwater...

Matthew Marzano confirmed as newest NRC commissioner

December 12, 2024, 3:00PMNuclear News

A nuclear engineer, former reactor operator, and nuclear navy educator earned U.S. Senate approval today to take a seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Matthew Marzano was confirmed in a...

NRC to consolidate LLW rulemaking

Related Articles