NRC halts planat license approvals to resolve waste issue

NRC halts plant license approvals to resolve waste issue Reuters - ‎ Wed Aug 8, 2012 5:04am IST. Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday suspended issuing final decisions on new licenses and on license renewals for nuclear power plants until the agency decides how to deal with the thorny issue of spent nuclear fuel. US Regulator Halts Nuclear-Plant Licensing Wall Street Journal - ‎ By REBECCA SMITH And RYAN TRACY. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would stop issuing licenses for nuclear plants until it addresses problems with its nuclear-waste policy that were raised by a recent federal appeals court decision. Nuclear Regulatory Commission shelves applications for new licenses The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - ‎ Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerSalem, Hope Creek nuclear plants in the background, the footings of the Hope Creek cooling tower in the foreground. Lower Alloways Township. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission suspended final decisions on licenses ... NRC Suspends Final Licenses to Reassess Risks of Storing Waste Businessweek - ‎ The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission suspended final decisions on licenses for power plants until it completes a reassessment of risks related to storing spent atomic fuel ordered by a federal court in June. The action by the five-member NRC today in ... NRC Freezes All Nuclear Reactor Construction & Operating Licenses In US MarketWatch (press release) - WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Decision Follows 24 Groups' June Petition in Wake of Major Waste Confidence Rule Decision; Most Reactor Projects Already Stymied by Bad Economics and Cheaper Fuel Alternatives. The U.S. ... US Freezes All Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Decisions Environment News Service - ‎42 minutes ago‎ WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2012 (ENS) – Federal nuclear regulators today froze at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that spent nuclear fuel stored on-site at nuclear power plants ...   Commission Asks NRC to Hold Off on Relicensing Decisions Patch.com The five-member, presidentially appointed commission that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission today issued a decision on petitions asking the agency to hold off on rendering decisions on any pending new reactor or relicensing applications.   Waste Storage Becomes Issue in Indian Point Relicensing WNYC - ‎ The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will consider the dangers of keeping radioactive waste in a dense suburban area, before making any decision on whether to re-license two aging reactors at Indian Point. A federal Court of Appeals ruled in ... Feds suspend final decisions on nuke plant licenses San Antonio Express - ‎ WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday voted to halt final decisions on new and renewed licenses for reactors nationwide following a June court ruling that said the agency first must assess the environmental risks of storing ... NRC takes step back on reactor decisions Fredericksburg.com (blog) - ‎ The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has put a hold on final decisions on pending nuclear power plant licenses and license renewals for existing plants. Among those is Dominion power's application for a third reactor at North Anna Power Station. The NRC's ... The End of Nuclear Power? Or Just the Beginning? Cleantech Blog (blog) -  This week's news: US NRC freezes decisions on new reactor, license renewal applications. “The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted unanimously Tuesday not to issue final decisions on granting licenses to build new nuclear power reactors and ... NRC freezes new nuclear power plant licenses, license renewals Power Engineering Magazine - ‎3 hours ago‎ The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on August 7 voted to put a hold on making final decisions on combined construction and operating licenses (COLs) for new nuclear power plants and 20-year license renewals for existing plants in response to the ...