Sunday, October 23, 2011

• AllGov – Energy Dept. Accuses Bechtel of Botching Nuclear Cleanup in Washington – Noel Brinkerhoff

Saturday, October 22, 2011

• Canada: CTV News – Gov’t shells out $30M to settle uranium mine case

Friday, October 21, 2011

• NRC – NRC to Meet with Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Officials
• NRC – NRC to Hold Meeting with Nebraska Public Power District on Cooper Nuclear Station
• Energy Department – NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada National Security Site and Off-Site Locations in the State of Nevada Pages 65508-65509 [FR DOC# 2011-27287]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors Page 65541 [FR DOC# 2011-27338]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Assessments, Availability, etc.: Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Exemption From Certain Requirements for the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, License DPR-039 and DPR-048, Lake County, IL Pages 65541-65542 [FR DOC# 2011-27332]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Exemption from Certain Security Requirements: N.S. Savannah; Exemption From Certain Security Requirements Pages 65542-65544 [FR DOC# 2011-27279]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facilities Pages 65544-65545 [FR DOC# 2011-27343]

Thursday, October 20, 2011

• NRC – NRC Takes Action on Japan Near-Term Task Force Safety Recommendations
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation Pages 65190-65191 [FR DOC# 2011-27156]

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

• NRC – NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, MD
• NRC – Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Meeting to Discuss Safety Challenges of the Brown’s Ferry Nuclear Power Plant
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee Pages 64923-64924 [FR DOC# 2011-27054]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Page 64940 [FR DOC# 2011-27001]
• Federal Emergency Management Agency – NOTICES Meetings: Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee Page 64960 [FR DOC# 2011-26968]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Petitions to Designate Class of Employees for Inclusion in Special Exposure Cohort: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10), Oak Ridge, TN, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort Page 64948 [FR DOC# 2011-27035]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Pages 64977-64978 [FR DOC# 2011-26978]

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

• Energy Department – NOTICES Amended Record of Decision: Amended Record of Decision for the Nuclear Facility Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM Pages 64344-64348 [FR DOC# 2011-26881]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth Pages 64329-64330 [FR DOC# 2011-26886]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee Page 64330 [FR DOC# 2011-26879]
• National Nuclear Security Administration – NOTICES Amended Record of Decision: Amended Record of Decision for the Nuclear Facility Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM Pages 64344-64348 [FR DOC# 2011-26881]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Facility Operating Licenses: Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses; Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 64388-64399 [FR DOC# 2011-26893]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting Pages 64399-64400 [FR DOC# 2011-26946]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Federal Register Notice Pages 64400-64401 [FR DOC# 2011-27034]
• UN: IAEA – Keeping Transport of Radioactive Materials Safe

Monday, October 17, 2011

• Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) – Reid Statement On GAO Report On Alternative Uses For Yucca Mountain
• Eureka County Nuclear Waste Office – Lessons Learned
• IEER – Comments of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management (76 FR 50500 (August 15, 2011)) – Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.
• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• BRC – Meeting of The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) In cooperation with The Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) October 18, 2011 Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA (pdf-378K)
• BRC – BRC Public Comment Meeting Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th Street N.W Washington, DC 20005, October 20, 2011 (pdf-53K)
• GAO – Yucca Mountain: Information on Alternative Uses of the Site and Related Challenges
• NRC – NRC to Conduct Public Meeting on Alternative Dispute Resolution Program in Rockville, Md. Nov. 8
• NWTRB – The Importance of Quantifying the Radiation Source Term in a Geologic Repository
• Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission – NOTICES Annual Meeting Pages 64071-64072 [FR DOC# 2011-26294]
• International Trade Commission – NOTICES Expedited Five-Year Reviews of Suspended Investigations: Uranium From Russia; Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year Review Concerning the Suspended Investigation on Uranium From Russia Pages 64107-64108 [FR DOC# 2011-26665]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs; Notice of Meeting Page 64123 [FR DOC# 2011-26760]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Pages 64123-64124 [FR DOC# 2011-26779]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Implementation of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Pages 64124-64126 [FR DOC# 2011-26752]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Procedures for Meetings Pages 64126-64127 [FR DOC# 2011-26780]
• Canada: CNSC – CNSC News Update