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• Uranium mining permits go 'generic'

  NRC tries to cover a lot of ground by combining environmental issues for in-situ recovery The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's work on a " generic " environmental study, which will be used in licensing reviews of in-situ leach (ISL) mining operations, probably comes too late for the folks at Powertech ( TSE:PWE ), a Canadian firm planning to permit an ISL mine near Nunn, Colo, about 15... Posted Jul 29 2008, 09:53 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in-situ uranium leach

• Energy budgets boost nuclear power for 2009

  DOE & NRC see increases in key nuclear programs Today was budget day for the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Both agencies unveiled budgets for FY 2009 that support new nuclear power plants. That's good news. The challenges ahead include two U.S. Senators, both Democrats, running for President and both need environmental votes and cash to make it to the finish line... Posted Feb 05 2008, 10:51 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Dennis Spurgeon

• NRC expects a flood of new reactors

  The count is at 29 reactors at 20 sites in three years The Associated Press reports Federal regulators, girding for explosive growth in the nuclear power industry, say they are weeks away from an anticipated flood of license applications for new reactors not seen since the 1970s. The agency expects to receive new fast-tracked combined construction and operating license applications for as many as 29... Posted Sep 08 2007, 11:12 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Edward McGaffigan Jr

  Edward McGaffigan Jr., the longest serving member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and a public servant for more than 31 years, died today at Capital Hospice in Arlington, Va., after a long battle with melanoma. He was 58. A Boston native and self-described John Kennedy Democrat, McGaffigan was appointed to the Commission by President Clinton in 1996 and 2000, and by President Bush in... Posted Sep 03 2007, 09:40 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Edward McGaffigan Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Commission