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A US appeals court has cancelled a licence granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to a company planning construction of a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in Andrews County, western Texas. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that NRC lacked the authority under federal law to issue permits for private, temporary nuclear waste storage sites.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 30 August 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-court-cancels-texas-nuclear-waste-storage-permit-11105788
US-based Holtec International has received the final licence from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for construction and operation of a facility in Lea County, southeast New Mexico, that will temporarily store nuclear waste from NPPs across the USA. The HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF). It will be built on land provided by the Eddy Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA), a regional economic development authority in Southeast New Mexico. Holtec said this was “the culmination of an eight-year process” of an “inherently safe below-ground storage system called the HI-STORM UMAX”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsholtec-receives-approval-for-used-fuel-facility-10839037
The US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management achieved most of its goals for calendar year 2022, with all but three of the priorities on its mission "scorecard" for the year complete or partially complete. All six of its primary mission areas have received increased funding under the recently enacted budget for fiscal 2023.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 14 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-cleanup-mission-looks-to-build-on-2022-success
US-based Holtec International has announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for its proposed HI-STORE consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in Southeastern New Mexico.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-nrc-issues-eis-for-holtecs-interim-storage-facility-9860904
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on 13 September granted a licence to Interim Storage Partners (ISP) to build and operate a a consolidated interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel in Andrews, Texas. The decision is causing tension with state officials in Texas, where opposition to nuclear waste storage has been increasing.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 17 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnrc-grants-licence-for-used-fuel-storage-in-texas-sparking-opposition-9086726
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) on 27 May awarded Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) and the Idaho Clean-up Project (ICP) an End State contract at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site near Idaho Falls.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdoe-contract-awarded-for-clean-up-of-inl-site-8781577
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Holtec International's proposed consolidated HI-STORE interim storage facility (CISF) and made a preliminary recommendation that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude it from issuing a licence for environmental reasons. Holtec proposes initially to store 500 canisters holding around 8680 tonnes of used nuclear fuel at the New Mexico site.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 13 March 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-regulators-issue-draft-EIS-on-consolidated-used