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PSC Sets Intervention Deadline in KCPL Case  (Kansas City InfoZine, Kansas City, MO, USA, 09/05/08)
Kansas City Power & Light Company files application with the State of Missouri Public Service Commission seeking approval of its Wolf Creek NPP decommissioning cost estimate and the funding level of its decommissioning trust fund.
For complete article, visit http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/30429/.
 
Nuclear accidents buried beneath 76 acres  (Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA, USA, 09/05/07)
The SRS landfill covers 76 acres and was in use from 1952 to 1974. Its contents include more than one unusual burial linked to Cold War accidents shrouded within the top-secret world of nuclear weapons.
For complete article, visit http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/090508/met_472071.shtml.
 
At a nuclear waste industry meeting, officials say  (Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 09/05/08)
Waste disposal issues are definitely something that those of us in the decommissioning industry need to keep close tabs on. Here is the latest news from a national waste management meeting summit on the topic of regional waste management compacts.
For complete article, visit http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10387608.
 
Utah one-stop shop for N-waste  (Salt Lake City Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 09/04/08)
When some people refer to Utah as a "national treasure," it's not for the state's picturesque deserts or breathtaking mountains. Its because of a mile-square disposal site in Tooele County for much of the nation's radioactive waste and without it, rail cars of low-level radioactive waste would have nowhere to go.
For complete article, visit http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10376460.
 
What to do with notorious White Oak Lake  (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 09/02/08)
What should be done with the notorious White Oak Lake which historically was used as a settling basin for ORNL's radioactive discharges before the water was released into the Clinch River and reservoirs beyond.
For complete article, visit http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/09/what_to_do_with_notorious_whit.html.
 
North Korea takes nuclear equipment out of storage  (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 09/04/07)
North Korea appears to be undertaking the first step of reassembling its nuclear reactor it had been dismantling as part of a now-tattered agreement to denuclearize.
For complete article, visit http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-norkor4-2008sep04,0,3007983.story.
 
Fluor Hanford offers voluntary layoffs to employee  (Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities, WA, USA, 09/04/08)
Fluor Hanford employees were offered the chance to accept a voluntary layoff as the company's contract with the Department of Energy expires.
For complete article, visit http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/304008.html.
 
Unite's Sellafield members vote for strike  (Whitehaven News, Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK, 09/04/08)
The craft workers at the Sellafield nuclear site have voted to take industrial action which they say could be effective enough to shut down the site.
For complete article, visit http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/1.233060.
 
German mine used for nuclear waste leaking  (United Press International, 09/03/08)
Radioactive water is supposedly leaking from an old salt and potash mine in Germany that had been converted to a storage facility for nuclear waste.
For complete article, visit http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/03/German_mine_used_for_nuclear_waste_leaking/UPI-20711220476001/.
 
Maine Yankee Property Valuation up by $6 Million   (Lincoln County News, Lincoln County, ME, USA, 09/03/08)
Wiscasset selectmen decided to assess Former site of nuclear plant - Maine Yankee property is assessed at $9,905,000 million this year, a $6 million increase.
For complete article, visit http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=33529.
 
DOE Selects Mission Support Alliance, LLC for Miss  (USDOE website, Washington, DC, USA, 09/03/08)
The firm Mission Support Alliance, LLC has been selected as the mission support contractor for DOE’s Hanford Site. The contract is a cost-plus award-fee contract valued at approximately $3.0 billion over ten years (a five-year base period with options to extend it for up to another five years). The project team members include: Lockheed Martin Integrated Technology, LLC; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; and Wackenhut Services, Inc. Pre-selected subcontractors include Abadan, Akima Facilities Management, Dade Moeller & Associates, HPM, Longenecker and Associates, Protection Strategies, R. J. Lee Group, Vivid Learning Systems, Westech International, TestAmerica, and Lampson International.
For complete article, visit http://www.energy.gov/news/6505.htm.
 
Most German businesses support nuclear extension   (World Nuclear News, London, UK, 09/03/08)
German association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) indicate that nearly 80% of businesses favor extending the operating lives of country's nuclear power plants beyond current phase-out dates.
For complete article, visit http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Most_German_businesses_support_nuclear_extension-0309084.html.
 
Sellafield not favoured over Dounreay - NDA  (John O'Groat Journal, Thurso, Scoland, UK, 09/03/08)
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority denys that it is unfairly concentrating its resources on Sellafield at the expense of Dounreay and other UK nuclear clean-up sites.
For complete article, visit http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5245/Sellafield_not_favoured_over_Dounreay_-_NDA.html.
 
Shortlist of nuclear dump sites released   (Radio Taiwan International, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, 09/03/08)
Three Taiwanese villages are being considered as future sites for nuclear waste disposal facilities.
For complete article, visit http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=64262.
 
Munger: Oak Ridge cleanup delay may have a positiv  (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 09/03/08)
Tentative agreement reached on the latest dispute involving plans to clean up DOE-Oak Ridge Reservation legacy sites.
For complete article, visit http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/sep/03/munger-oak-ridge-cleanup-delay-may-have-positive-r/.
 
SKorea Says NKorea Has Started Nuclear Work  (ABC News, New York, NY, USA, 09/03/08)
South Korea says it has confirmed that North Korea has started work to restore its nuclear facilities.
For complete article, visit http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5713903.
 
Nuclear waste dump decision soon   (Northern Territory News, N.T., AUSTRALIA, 09/02/08)
Decision due soon on location for where nuclear waste disposal site will be built within months.
For complete article, visit http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/09/02/5615_ntnews.html.
 
TOWN OF TONAWANDA: More tests at landfill in 2009  (Tonawanda News, Tonawanda, NY, USA, 08/29/08)
Additional soil tests in the vicinity of the Town of Tonawanda landfill will be conducted by USACE.
For complete article, visit http://www.tonawanda-news.com/thetonawandas/local_story_242000049.html?keyword=topstory.
 
Proposed decision released  (The Eureka Reporter, Eureka, CA, USA, 08/18/08)
The California Energy Commission committee recommended approval of a proposed Humboldt Bay Repowering Project south of Eureka. The nuclear portion of the facility is currently undergoing decommissioning.
For complete article, visit http://eurekareporter.com/article/080818-proposed-decision-released.
 
Environmental Management Advisory Board  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/29/08)
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Advisory Board to be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM at The Millennium Hotel Cincinnati, 150 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2393. For further information please contact Terri Lamb, the Designated Federal Officer, Environmental Management Advisory Board at (202) 586-9007.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-20121.htm.
 
Final cleanup of ORNL reactor on hold  (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 08/28/08)
Tower Shielding Reactor was defueled a few years ago, and is currently in a "surveillance and maintenance" mode; DOE has said it will be a part of the proposed Integrated Facilities Disposition Program.
For complete article, visit http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/08/final_cleanup_of_reactor_on_ho.html.
 
Modifying the Bechtel Jacobs contract  (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 08/29/08)
DOE and Bechtel Jacobs negotiating modifications to the Oak Ridge cleanup contract.
For complete article, visit http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/08/modifying_the_bechtel_jacobs_c.html.
 
EPA completes river cleanup  (United Press International, USA, 08/29/08)
Cleanup of PCBs, uranium, radium and thorium from the Ashtabula River is celebrated Tuesday at the Ashtabula Yacht Club recognizing the removal of over 600,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the river.
For complete article, visit http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/08/29/EPA_completes_river_cleanup/UPI-48671220059773/.
 
New steam generators arrive at Diablo Canyon nucle  (San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo, CA, , 08/29/08)
Read about the closest thing to decommissioning that an operating nuclear plant ever gets to - a large component replacement project.
For complete article, visit http://www.sanluisobispo.com/183/story/454477.html.
 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Bo  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/28/08)
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for the Savannah River Site. The meeting will take place on Monday, September 22, 2008, 1-5 PM and on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM-4:00PM at The Sheraton North Charleston,4770 Goer Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406. For further information please contact Gerri Flemming, U S Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803) 952-7886.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19973.htm.
 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Bo  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/28/08)
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for Northern New Mexico. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 2PM-8PM at the Jemez Complex of the Santa Fe Community College located at 6401 Richards Avenue in Santa Fe, NM. For further details please contact Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board, 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19974.htm.
 
Sellafield profits from Chapelcross closure  (Whitehaven News, UK, 08/27/08)
Spent fuel elements will be treated in the B205 Magnox plants at Sellafield, but first the fuel will be moved from Annan to Sellafield by transporting it over the open road since Chapelcross is the only one of the UK Magnox stations which does not have a rail link to Sellafield.
For complete article, visit http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/1.229316.
 
First fuel element removed – only 39,000 to go  (Whitehaven News, Whitehaven, UK, 08/27/08)
Final fuel off-loading of the reactors at Chapelcross began last week.
For complete article, visit http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.229531.
 
EnergySolutions facilities earn OSHA recognition  (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 08/27/08)
Employees at the Bear Creek and Gallaher Road EnergySolutions facilities are recognized for effective work site safety and health programs.
For complete article, visit http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/energysolutions-facilities-earn-osha-recognition/.
 
North Korea suspends dismantling of nuclear progra  (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 08/26/08)
Not even two months after North Korea blew up the cooling tower of its main nuclear plant in a televised spectacle, the government announced Tuesday that it had suspended the dismantling of its nuclear program.
For complete article, visit http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-norkor27-2008aug27,0,2556056.story.
 
Renewal of the Nuclear Research and  (CNSC website, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 08/26/08)
The renewal of the decommissioning licence for WL will allow AECL to initiate the second phase of a 3-phase decommissioning plan started six years ago.
For complete article, visit http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/commission/pdf/2008-11-05-Notice-2008-H-15-CMD08-H24-AECL-Whiteshell-e.pdf.
 
World's first nuclear reactor now a landmark  (Associated Press, USA, 08/25/07)
The world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, built in 13 months to produce plutonium for an atomic bomb during World War II, was declared a National Historic Landmark, the federal government announced Monday.
For complete article, visit http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTuisbrbnwrcLD4s43dFBL27oFBQD92PKOA00.
 
Reactor’s final de-fuelling misson begins  (The Cumberland News, UK, 08/26/08)
MAGNOX North’s Chapelcross site has begun the next phase in its life with the start of final fuel off-loading from Unit #1.
For complete article, visit http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/1.228086.
 
N Korea 'stops nuclear disabling'   (BBC News, UK, 08/26/08)
North Korea says it stopped disabling its nuclear facilities on August 14, accusing the US of reneging on a six-party disarmament deal. North Korea says US failed to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism to which the US says it wants to agree more stringent verification processes before it takes that action.
For complete article, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7581647.stm.
 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Bo  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/25/08)
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs which wil be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, and Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19632.htm.
 
Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Mod  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/25/08)
The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to discuss new operational initiatives for FY 2009 among the participating agencies.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19614.htm.
 
Oyster Creek may shut over towers  (Courier Post-Journal, NJ, USA, 08/25/08)
Oyster Creek NPP owners may close the plant if the government requires the installation of cooling towers.
For complete article, visit http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/NEWS01/808250343/1006.
 
Nuclear waste containers likely to fail, warns 'de  (The Independent, UK, 08/24/08)
UK's Environment Agency reveals thousands of waste containers are non-compliant with specifications for storage and disposal of waste.
For complete article, visit http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/nwaste-containers-likely-to-fail-warns-devastating-report-907200.html.
 
Parks nuke dump site to be cleaned in one-foot lay  (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 08/23/08)
The U S Army Corps of Engineers to start excavating landfilled waste nuclear materials; propsoed start in fall 2009.
For complete article, visit http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_584528.html.
 
Gordon expects NRC to OK nuke import license  (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, USA, 08/22/08)
State of TN congressman says he is gaining support for legislation that would bar most imports of nuclear waste into the United States.
For complete article, visit http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2008/08/gordon_expects_nrc_to_ok_nuke.html.
 
Aug. 22, 1962: First Nuke-Powered Cargo Ship Docks  (Wired magazine website, 08/22/08)
As this article relays - 46 years ago the Nuclear Ship Savannah sailed into San Francisco Bay on its way to the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. It was shutdown and laid-up in 1972. It is currently awaiting full and final nuclear decommissioning sitting at a pier in Baltimore under the care and stewardship of the USDOT/Maritime Administration.
For complete article, visit http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/08/dayintech_0822.
 
Hanford waste initiative dead after no appeal made  (Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities, WA, USA, 08/20/08)
State of Washington authorities will not challenge in court a lower court ruling on the Hanford waste initiative, ending any chance that it will become law.
For complete article, visit http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/283736.html.
 
Hanford workers take peek inside C, F reactors   (Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities, WA, USA, 08/19/08)
What lurks inside the cocooned production reactor buildings at the DOE-Hanford Site after some 5 years since they were last entered by any humans?
For complete article, visit http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/281986.html.
 
Video: Hanford 618-7 burial ground  (Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities, WA, USA, 08/17/08)
Workers at the DOE-Hanford site are making progress digging up the 618-7 burial ground as a part of their remediation work at the site.
For complete article, visit http://www.tri-cityherald.com/958/story/279854.html.
 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Bo  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA , 08/18/08)
A meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for the USDOE/NNSA Nevada Test Site will take place on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 5 PM at the Atomic Testing Museum, 755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19057.htm.
 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Bo  (Federal Register, Washington, DC, USA, 08/18/08)
A meeting of the EM SSAB for the DOE-Oak Ridge site will occur on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 6 PM at the DOE Information Center, 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN.
For complete article, visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-19062.htm.