Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee E-Newsletter

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The Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee e-newsletter is distributed monthly. Previous editions of the newsletter are archived below.

2024

October: The Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator: Lessons for Today’s Consent-Based Siting Efforts
September: The Importance of Communication: The short road between frustration and outrage.
August: CASSANDRA and Her Cautionary Tale
July: Joseph Conrad and SNF: Reflections on the Annual Spring Meeting of the MRMTC
June: Recap: 34th Annual National Radiological Emergency Preparedness (NREP) Conference
May: Integrating Co-Design and Consent-Based Siting
April: Mitch Arvidson: A Tribute
March: Radiant Ideas from History: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea… Floor
February: Recap of TRMTC’s Mid-year Meeting
January: DOE-Office of Inspector General Audits DOE Nuclear Waste Fund (DOE-NWF)

2023

December: A Stellar Solution to SNF?
November: MRMTC Fall Meeting Recap
October: Transportation Core Group Meeting Recap
September: The U.S. NWTRB’s Busy 2023
August: The FRA Releases Updated Safety Coordination and Compliance Oversight Plan (SCCOP)
July: The NRC: The Nuclear Industry’s Friend or Foe?
June: Holtec Awarded NRC Final License for Interim Storage Whilst New Mexico Says the Fight is On
May: Pathways to Liftoff & A Win for Terrestrial Energy
April: To Build, or Not To Build, That Is the CISF Question
March: Checking In On America’s Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Inventory
February: DOE Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) 2022 Scorecard and 2023 Mission & Priorities
January: FY23 Appropriations for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Integrated Waste Management (DOE-IWM)

2022

December: Federal Funding for Palisades and Diablo Canyon Decided
November: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Picks Six
October: U.S. Navy Comes to Landlocked Missouri
September: Congressional RadWaste Updates
August: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) Updates National Programs’ Survey
July: Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (MRMTC) Spring 2022 Meeting
June: 2022 Annual Meeting of the National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF)
May: President’s FY23 Budget Request for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
April: DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) Releases Vision for Next Decade
March: Canada Release Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Transportation Plans
February: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (DOE-EM) 2021 Year in Review
January: Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Regulatory Readiness Review

2021

December: Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (MRMTC) Fall 2021 Meeting
November: International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Advice on Balancing Safety and Security
October: Government Accountability Office (GAO) Publishes Report That Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (MRMTC) Was Interviewed For
September: New U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) Report on High Burnup Fuel (HBF)
August: West Texas Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) One Step Closer to License
July: Illinois General Assembly Adjourns Without Passing a Clean Energy Bill
June: What Does the Biden Administration Have in Store for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)?
May: New Recommendations from the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB)
April: Consolidated Interim Storage Facilities (CISFs) Updates
March: National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF) Rail/Routing Ad Hoc Working Group (AHWG) Updates
February: Lisa Janairo’s Parting Thoughts
January: Transportation Issues Archive

2020

December: Fall Virtual Meetings
November: Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and Reprocessing Waste Inventory Report
October: Legislation Updates
September: Bedford Park Railcar Fire
August: Nuclear Corruption in Ohio
July: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Virtual Morris Site Visit
June: National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF) Virtual Web Sessions
May: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Considers Easing Low-Level Waste Regulations
April: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (DOE-EM) Strategic Vision for the 2020s
March: U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) FY21 Budget Request
February: Canadian Repositories
January: Consolidated Interim Storage Facilities’ (CISF) Environmental Impact Statements

2019

December: Tabletopapalooza
November: A Tale of Two Meetings
October: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB)
September: Transportation Core Group Meeting
August: Federal and State Nuclear Waste Legislation
July: States and Tribes Seek Alternative Funding
June: Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Transportation Tabletop Exercise
May: State Level Nuclear Subsidies Legislation
April: Regional Tribal Engagement Update
March: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report on Spent Power Reactor Fuel Behavior
February: What to Do with Spent Nuclear Fuel?
January: Reset of U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Strategy and Policy

2018

December: Madison Meeting Recap
November: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Tour
October: Vogtle Plant
September: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Road Show
August: Missing Material
July: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB)
June: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Transportation
May: Isotope Crossroads
April: Waste Management Symposium
March: President’s Budget Request
February: Ohio Nuclear Plants
January: Committee Meeting Recap

2017

December: Nuclear’s 75th Anniversary
November: Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA)/Section 180(c)
October: Congressional Hearing
September: Core Group Meeting
August: Legislative Roundup
July: Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 2017
June: Borehole Project Ends
May: Waste Debate
April: Yucca Mountain
March: Core Group Meeting
February: Federal Activity
January: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Recovery

2016

December: Fall 2016 Meeting Recap
November: Midwest Plant Closures
October: Consent-Based Siting
September: Core Group Meeting
August: Consent-Based Siting
July: Consent-Based Siting
June: Yucca Mountain Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
May: Search for a Site
April: Consent-Based Siting
March: North Dakota Borehole
February: Consent-Based Siting
January: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Consent-Based Siting Announcement

2015

December: Fall 2015 Meeting Recap
November: Wisconsin Legislation
October: Mr. Horn Goes to Washington
September: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Loading Demo
August: Search for a Solution
July: U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) Recap
June: Federal Nuclear Legislation
May: New Waste Management Initiatives
April: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Announcement
March: Illinois Legislation
February: Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) Section 180(c)