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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.

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Oak Ridge worker’s insight leads to $16M in demolition project savings

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The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it was insight and a questioning attitude from a project manager that led the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management...

DOE considers recycling Paducah’s contaminated nickel

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The Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Paducah Project Office is weighing options on reprocessing approximately 9,700 tons of contaminated nickel being stored at the former Paducah Gaseous...

EPA issues final rule regulating “forever chemicals”

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