NRC reactor licensing decisions challenged

NRC reactor licensing decisions challenged

World Nuclear News - ‎

The attorney general of the state of Massachusetts has filed an appeal with a US court against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) decision to relicense the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, environmental groups are calling on the NRC to ...

Nuclear waste: why environmentalists are pressing NRC on reactor licenses

Christian Science Monitor - ‎

After a US appeals court ruled the NRC had not adequately evaluated nuclear waste provisions when licensing reactors, the groups are seeking to ensure the public has input on the process. By Mark Clayton, Staff writer / June 20, 2012 In this 2010 photo ...

Wake Up and Smell the Radioactive Waste

OpEdNews - ‎

By Abby Luby (about the author) Given that 2000 tons of spent nuclear fuel is produced every year at nuclear reactors in the United States, and over 75000 metric tons of nuclear waste is being temporarily stored in 39 states, it is surprising that the ...

Enviros Want NRC To Stall Reactor Licensing Decisions

Law360 (subscription) - ‎

By Maria Chutchian Law360, New York (June 19, 2012, 8:23 PM ET) -- Several environmental groups on Monday petitioned the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend any final licensing decisions for nuclear reactors until it completes an analysis of ...

NRC license of nuclear plant challenged by Massachusetts

FuelFix (blog) - ‎

Massachusetts, in an appeal of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to relicense Entergy Corp. (ETR)'s Pilgrim nuclear power station, asked to have the extension for the facility 40 miles south of Boston canceled pending further review. 

Group petitions for nuclear licensing halt

Columbia Daily Tribune - ‎

By Rudi Keller A national coalition of environmental groups is asking that all nuclear licensing — including the Ameren Missouri request to extend the Callaway Nuclear Plant's life for 20 years — be put on hold until a solution is found for storing ...

Groups File Petition to Stop Nuke Relicensing

Patch.com - ‎

By Kyle Stucker Three New Hampshire groups recently filed an appeal in Federal Court in Boston to stop Seabrook Station from being relicensed to produce nuclear energy for another 20 years. Do you think Seabrook Station should be decommissioned? 

Attorney General appeals NRC decision on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Plymouth Daily News - ‎

Saying that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted “arbitrarily” and “abused its discretion” when it relicensed the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth for 20 years, Attorney General Martha Coakley appealed the decision Monday.

Enviros Want NRC To Stall Reactor Licensing Decisions

Law360 (subscription) - ‎

By Maria Chutchian Law360, New York (June 19, 2012, 8:23 PM ET) -- Several environmental groups on Monday petitioned the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend any final licensing decisions for nuclear reactors until it completes an analysis of ...

A Temporary solution

NorthernLife.ca - ‎Jun 19, 2012‎

Used nuclear fuel is stored in 73-tonne reinforced concrete containers, known as dry storage casks, on the grounds of nuclear power generating plants. This photo was taken in the Darlington Nuclear Waste Management Facility. Supplied photo.

Nuclear Waste Must be Considered in Plant Relicensing

San Diego Reader (blog) - ‎Jun 19, 2012‎

A June 8 decision from the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC could impact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision on re-licensing California's two nuclear plants, as well as dozens of others across the nation. In a 2010 Waste Confidence ...

New England group asks nuclear regulators to hold off on final decisions

vtdigger.org - ‎J

by Alan Panebaker | June 19, 2012 A Vermont anti-nuclear group joined with dozens of other organizations this week asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to halt final decisions on licenses until it evaluates the environmental impacts of storing ...

Troutman Sanders LLP | Secretary of Energy Ordered to Re-Evaluate Nuclear ...

Linex Legal (press release) (registration) - ‎

On June 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) held in National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. United States Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) ...

Is Hanford stuck with the hot waste?

Crosscut - ‎

Yucca Mountain, rejected by the Obama adminstration, was the only option for taking away the glass logs supposed to seal the radioactive waste. Few but Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee seem to think Yucca Mountain remains viable. Yucca Mountain has at times ...

Solution to nuclear waste remains in limbo

Greenville News - ‎

Staff in the Oconee Nuclear control center keep watch on the plant's vital signs. / MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff Duke Energy's Sandra Magee on the Oconee Nuclear S...: Duke Energy's Sandra Magee talks about the safety of the Oconee Nuclear Station.

Until Court Ruling Satisfied, NRC Petitioned to Stop 35 Reactors EcoFriend News According to a petition filed today by 22 groups and 2 individuals, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must not make final licensing decisions until it has ...