Investigations, including whistleblower cases, at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Investigations increased during fiscal 2024, according to a recent report, cited this week by a Washington, D.C.,-based law firm.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) investigation office’s case inventory in fiscal 2024, ended Sept. 30, 2024, was 129, up from 119 in fiscal 2023, the Morgan Lewis firm said Wednesday in its Up & Atom blog post. There were with 19 such whistleblower investigations opened fiscal 2024, up 19% from the prior year and it is the highest number since the 22 in fiscal 2019, the firm said.
The NRC investigations office report itself is available online.
Jennifer Granholm, former secretary of energy for President Joe Biden, is joining the boards of directors for Edison International and its regulated electric utility, Southern California Edison, the companies said last week in a press release.
Granholm, who is also a former governor of Michigan (D), will join the boards for both companies effective April 1, according to a Feb. 20 press release. In the release, Edison International, the public utility holding company, lauded Granholm’s Department of Energy experience, especially when it comes to cyber security and clean energy.
“Jennifer has an excellent background in energy technology, energy policy, safety and sustainability,” said Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro in the release. Southern California Edison ran the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which is undergoing decommissioning.
Chantilly, Va.-based Parsons said recently it has bought TRS Group, an environmental remediation firm, in a cash deal valued at $36 million.
Parsons, a major contractor for the Department of Energy and other agencies, announced the deal in a press release dated Feb. 4.
TRS was formed in 2000 and is considered a leader in technology to address per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination affecting soil and groundwater, Parsons said in a press release. “The company has successfully completed more than 160 in situ thermal remediation projects, establishing itself as a proven operator in treating volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, including PFAS, energetics, and pesticides, in soil, groundwater, and bedrock.”
