ECA Update: Congress likely to consider another CR; Regulators vote to shut down California nuclear plant; & more

Published: Fri, 01/12/18

ECA UPDATE
Jan 12, 2018
FEATURED
BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS
Congress Likely to Consider Another Short-Term Funding Measure
Government Executive | January 11, 2018

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday that lawmakers should expect to vote on yet another stopgap measure to fund the government ahead of a Jan. 19 shutdown deadline.

McCarthy announced that another short-term continuing resolution is likely during a discussion with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., about the chamber’s schedule for next week.

Congress faces the prospect of a government shutdown in eight days, if lawmakers cannot come to an agreement on a spending deal. Lawmakers also must act to increase budget caps for defense and non-defense spending, or a sequester will kick in, in accordance with the 2011 Budget Control Act.

 
NUCLEAR ENERGY
California’s last nuclear plant to close after unanimous vote by regulators
San Francisco Chronicle | ​​​​​​​January 11, 2018

California’s last nuclear power plant — Diablo Canyon, whose contentious birth helped shape the modern environmental movement — will close in 2025, state utility regulators decided Thursday.

The unanimous vote by the California Public Utilities Commission will likely bring an end to nuclear energy’s long history in the state. State law forbids building more nuclear plants in California until the federal government creates a long-term solution for dealing with their waste, a goal that remains elusive despite decades of effort.
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The decision comes even as California expands its fight against global warming. Owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Diablo Canyon is the state’s largest power plant, supplying 9 percent of California’s electricity while producing no greenhouse gases.
 

IN OTHER NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 17  EM Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada; Beatty, NV​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


Feb 20-22  2018 Nuclear Deterrence Summit; Arlington, VA

March 18-22  2018 Waste Management Symposia; Phoenix, AZ

April 11-12 ECA Annual Conference; Washington, DC

Sept 11-13  2018 National Cleanup Workshop; Alexandria, VA