Senate Approves All Three Nominees for NRC Commissioners

by themidwest | May 24, 2018 | Announcements

On May 24, 2018, by a voice vote during an evening session, the U.S. Senate approved en banc the confirmations of all three outstanding nominees to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) including: Annie Caputo, a nuclear policy adviser to Senate Environment and...

Further Actions Approved re Yucca Mountain Licensing Process

by themidwest | Aug 24, 2017 | General Information, Meetings

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved further actions related to its review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) application for authorization to construct a high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. In particular,...

Final Supplement Issued for
 Yucca Mountain EIS

by themidwest | May 20, 2016 | Reports and other Publications

In early May 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published the staff’s final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) supplement on a proposed permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.  The...