by themidwest | Sep 22, 2018 | Regulatory News, Uncategorized
On August 13, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law No. 115-232). Amongst other things, the law directs the Administrator for Nuclear Security to continue working toward the...
by themidwest | Sep 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
On August 2, 2018, Holtec International announced the successful completion of the largest defueling project of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in the United States. According to Holtec, the project was completed in record time. Entergy Nuclear signed a contract with...
by themidwest | Jun 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
On June 9, 2016, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental...
by themidwest | Apr 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 7, 2016 in Andrews County, Texas On April 7, 2016, the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission (Texas Compact Commission) will hold a regularly scheduled meeting in Andrews County, Texas. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m....
by themidwest | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
By press release dated February 24, 2016, the Ohio Department of Health (DOH) announced that “[s]crap metal facilities in Canton, Mansfield and Massillon received shipments containing low-levels of radiation.” The Ohio DOH release stated that the exact source of the...
