The November/December issue of Radwaste Solutions is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center).
Spent Fuel Solutions to hold informational webinar on Friday
Spent Fuel Solutions, which advocates for a permanent disposal solution for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel, will be holding an informational webinar on Friday, September 15, from 11:00 a.m....
Minnesota PUC clears Monticello for more spent fuel storage
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Xcel Energy’s request for a certificate of need to expand spent fuel storage at the utility’s Monticello nuclear power...
NRC seeks public comment on PRA project
In a notice published in the August 21 Federal Register, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting public input on the latest set of results from a multiyear project to study risk at a...
American Nuclear Society supports water release at Fukushima Daiichi
Treated water is safer than world standards, essential for decommissioning
Washington, D.C. – The American Nuclear Society (ANS) supports the start of Japan’s controlled release of re-treated, diluted tritium wastewater into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi...
Nuclear worker data examined in new low-dose radiation health effects study
A group of researchers analyzed recent updates to the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS) and published their findings—“Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising...
Renewed effort on Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in Congress to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), improving compensation for people who were exposed to radiation as a...
ANS responds to DOE’s funding award for consent-based siting
American Nuclear Society Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Craig Piercy responded to the Department of Energy’s awarding the Society about $2 million to lead a team of universities...
Public support for nuclear stays at record highs, but misconceptions remain a problem
The latest National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey conducted by Bisconti Research has found for the third year in a row that more than 75 percent of the U.S. public supports nuclear...
U.S., Canada to cooperate on spent fuel management
The United States and Canada will cooperate on spent nuclear fuel management under a statement of intent (SOI) signed between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Waste Management...
Holtec receives license for consolidated spent fuel storage site in New Mexico
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a license to Holtec International to construct and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern...
