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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The End of Nuclear Power? Or Just the Beginning?

Court delivers good message on Yucca Mountain
Chinook Observer
Harry Reid and others who disagree with storing the nation's atomic waste at the remote Yucca Mountain site in Nevada. This resulted in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dismantling the long and expensive licensing process for the Yucca facility.

Regulator halts nuclear reactor licensing in US

Power Engineering International -
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is to stop issuing final licenses for nuclear power plants until it addresses the concerns over its nuclear waste policy, which were raised by a recent federal appeals court decision. According to media reports, ...

The End of Nuclear Power? Or Just the Beginning?

IBTimes.co.uk -
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 ...

Yucca debate: Federal panel puts off nuke dump decision

Las Vegas Review - Journal -
A divided panel of federal judges last week put off deciding whether to force the government to re-start licensing for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. But in another sign that talk about the death of the Nevada project remains premature, one judge said ...

Yucca Mountain ruling feels like victory of sorts

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald -
We're taking the latest court ruling on the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., as a victory for the rule of law. Sort of. Our optimism comes despite a baffling part of the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' recent opinion that ...

US Freezes All Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Decisions

Environment News Service -
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 ...

Watts Barr, Bellefonte Reactor Licenses On Hold

Nashville Public Radio - 
Federal Regulators say they'll temporarily stop issuing certain licenses for nuclear reactors until they've sorted out how to deal with nuclear waste. That decision could affect the three reactors currently under construction at Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts ...

Indian Point: NRC will hold off on license decisions

The Journal News | LoHud.com - 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will continue reviewing license renewal applications for Indian Point and other nuclear reactors across the country but won't make any final decisions until long-term fuel storage issues are resolved, it announced Tuesday.

Plans for PPL nuclear reactor hit roadblock

Standard Speaker -
A final permit for the new nuclear reactor proposed by PPL near its Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Salem Township is on indefinite hold. Neil Sheehan, regional public affairs officer for the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said a five-member, ...

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.
 

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