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Bill with NRC reforms, industry indemnity, DOE waste report, support for small reactors clears Senate committee
A bill that would force reviews of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s efficiency and extend caps on industry liability for catastrophic nuclear accidents cleared a Senate committee Wednesday on a 16-3 bipartisan vote. Only three Democrats opposed the bill, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023. Sens. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley all voted no. Among other things, the Capito-authored bill would: Extend the $13-billion liability cap known as the Price-Anderson Act by 20 years to 2045. Require annual reports, by 2025, from the Department of Energy on the U.S. nuclear-waste inventory and the associated federal financial liability. Mandate that the…		 Upcoming Events

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Former No.2 DOE official under Trump tapped to lead energy trade group
Mark Menezes, who was deputy secretary of energy under President Donald Trump, will become the United States Energy Association’s new president and chief executive officer, the organization said Friday. Menezes will become the top boss at the U.S. Energy Association…
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In keeping with Ecology deal, DOE seeks better leak detection for Hanford tanks
The Department of Energy and its prime contractor for radioactive liquid waste at the Hanford Site in Washington state are in the market for technology to better identify and evaluate leaks from single-shell underground tanks, according to a notice Wednesday…
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Senate committee skips vote to reconfirm Baran to NRC after Republicans oppose
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was supposed to vote Wednesday on whether to give Jeffrey Baran another five years on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the vote never happened. “Why did we not vote Baran?” someone in the…
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LANL contractor cited by NNSA for series of plutonium facility safety violations in 2021
Los Alamos National Laboratory management has been put on notice after a series of safety violations two years ago sent red flags all the way up to National Nuclear Security Administration leadership. Triad National Security, led by Battelle Memorial Institute,…
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