APPROPRIATIONS
Markup of FY 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Bill
U.S. House of Representatives | 7/6/21
Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee announced that a House Appropriations subpanel will mark up the FY 22 Energy and Water development spending bill on July 12.
Legislation text is expected shortly.
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NATIONAL CLEANUP WORKSHOP
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"CAPITALIZING ON A NEW ERA OF CLEANUP SUCCESS"
September 8-10, 2021
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, Virginia
Join more than 700 attendees, including senior DOE officials, Congressional leaders, DOE contractors, and state, tribal and local government leaders for the largest EM-focused gathering in the D.C. area.
Scheduled sessions at this year's workshop include:
- A New Era for EM Cleanup
- Insights from Congress
- The Next Phase of EM Success
- Partnering with DOE on Priority Issues: Environmental Justice, Cleanup Engagement and Clean Energy Production
- Upcoming EM Acquisition Plans and Schedule
- Roundtable: Lessons Learned and Improving Project Performance
- Legislative Challenges and Opportunities for the EM Program
- Roundtable: The Future of Disposal
- The Future of the EM Workforce
- Roundtable: DOE Field Office Managers
- Congressional Staff Perspective
- Entering a New Era for Hanford Tank Waste
STORAGE
New Mexico leaders oppose Holtec International nuclear waste site proposed near Carlsbad
Carlsbad Current - Argus | 7/6/2021
New Mexico’s top Democrat political leaders voiced their opposition to a proposed storage facility for nuclear waste to be built near Carlsbad and Hobbs, warning the U.S. Department of Energy that the site could become a perpetual dumping ground as a permanent repository does not exist.
Holtec International applied for a 40-year license to build a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) at a remote location near the Eddy-Lea county line, through the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) in 2017.
The company signaled it planned to file for subsequent licenses to continue to operate the facility during 20 phases which would total more than 100,000 metric tons of waste when complete.
The site would be designed to hold spent nuclear fuel rods, brought in via rail from nuclear power plants around the country, on a temporary basis while a permanent repository is built.
The U.S. has not permanent facility after the Yucca Mountain, Nevada storage project stalled with lawmaker opposition and was defunded under the administration of former-President Barrack Obama.
Supporters argued the CISF was safe and could bring economic diversity and benefits to southeast New Mexico, an area reliant on oil and gas extraction for most of its economy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR POWER
REGULATORY
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
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governments.
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