A message from Westinghouse Electric Company Parts Business

Future-Ready Motor Generator Set Control Power Cabinets

EPA issues final rule regulating “forever chemicals”

April 24, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it will issue a rule aimed at limiting public exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The final rule will designate two widely used PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund.

According to the EPA, both PFOA and PFOS meet the statutory criteria for designation as hazardous substances.

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

WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety

May 13, 2026, 11:55AMRadwaste SolutionsMatt Bowen, Hamna Khan, and Rama T. Ponangi

As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such...

ADP on track to complete major D&D work at Crystal River-3 this summer

May 12, 2026, 3:12PMNuclear News

Advanced Decommissioning Partners, a joint venture of NorthStar Group Services and Orano USA, is set to complete major decommissioning activities at Crystal River-3 nuclear power plant in...

ITER vacuum vessel exempted from fission-based regulation

April 23, 2026, 7:29AMNuclear News

The French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) has published a decision on how it will be regulating ITER, opting to approve the organization’s request to exclude...

Beyond the grid

April 21, 2026, 11:54AMNuclear NewsCraig Piercy

In this month’s issue of Nuclear News, readers will find coverage of the “other” areas where nuclear technology is pushing into new frontiers. From marine nuclear propulsion to nuclear...

U.K. government to take over Hunterston B for decommissioning

March 24, 2026, 7:05AMNuclear News

Beginning April 1, the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) will take over the closed Hunterston B nuclear power plant for...

Amentum-led JV contracted to clean up European nuclear research sites

March 19, 2026, 12:31PMNuclear News

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) awarded a framework contract worth $112 million (about €97.6 million) to an Amentum-led joint venture to lead the cleanup of nuclear...

DOE nuclear cleanup costs, schedule delays continue to rise, GAO says

March 5, 2026, 9:29AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management faces significant cost increases, schedule delays, and data management issues in completing nuclear waste cleanup projects,...

New Mexico holds DOE’s feet to fire in removal of LANL waste

February 17, 2026, 7:24AMNuclear News

The state of New Mexico is fining the Department of Energy for nearly $16 million, claiming the department has failed to prioritize the removal legacy nuclear waste from Los Alamos National...

CLEAN SMART bill reintroduced in Senate

February 13, 2026, 7:29AMNuclear News

Senators Ben Ray Luján (D., N.M.) and Tim Scott (R., S.C.) have reintroduced legislation aimed at leveraging the best available science and technology at U.S. national laboratories to support...

Webinar: UMich’s The Reactor Around the Corner

December 4, 2025, 9:30AMANS Nuclear Cafe

The latest report from the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program’s Technology Assessment Project (TAP) will be the focus of a webinar on December 11, from...

EPA issues final rule regulating “forever chemicals”

Related Articles