https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/ Radioactive waste management, decommissioning and disposal — reported worldwide from primary sources. en Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:33:08 GMT RADWASTE automated pipeline https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/fa8c00ff7de514d1ad205a96e5e5be21/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/fa8c00ff7de514d1ad205a96e5e5be21/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority published its annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026 on 16 July. It documents progress on cutting hazards and dismantling the UK's civil nuclear sites. RADWASTE automated pipeline Decommissioning decommissioning annual-report GOV.UK — Nuclear Waste Services https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/f8fa2b394b9161af8c920b9f31f7e561/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/f8fa2b394b9161af8c920b9f31f7e561/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The NRC proposes amending rules on land disposal of low-level radioactive waste to cover certain transuranic wastes. A risk-informed framework and graded approach are included, with comments closing August 17, 2026. RADWASTE automated pipeline Regulation regulation disposal nrc low-level-waste US Federal Register — NRC https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/d8c297a6e858e88c9acd00759ec310b7/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/d8c297a6e858e88c9acd00759ec310b7/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The NRC is accepting comments on EnergySolutions' request to amend and renew its license for shipping radioactive waste to Canada. Approval would extend the authorization by ten years. RADWASTE automated pipeline Regulation export licensing transport US Federal Register — NRC https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/d6566c2b94fdf0f445e272b950cac6b3/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/d6566c2b94fdf0f445e272b950cac6b3/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT A 20-year decommissioning programme at the Trawsfynydd site has come to an end, completing work on its highest hazards. Nearly 2,300 waste packages were finished in the final phase. RADWASTE automated pipeline Decommissioning decommissioning waste management Nuclear Restoration Services https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/ae167ab23ec6b0961185ed15a0d71edc/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/ae167ab23ec6b0961185ed15a0d71edc/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT Sellafield Ltd has finished a complex job moving radioactive sludge out of a legacy storage tank. The 1950s-era tanks held flocculant produced during early reprocessing operations. RADWASTE automated pipeline Disposal storage legacy-tank treatment Sellafield Ltd https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/a71fc76edbda347682927b439e270dd7/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/a71fc76edbda347682927b439e270dd7/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT Nuclear Waste Services has released quarterly financial records covering transactions above £25,000. The latest update adds data through June 2026. RADWASTE automated pipeline Regulation transparency spending GOV.UK — Nuclear Waste Services https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9d86816bf6520fd111b03fcd576a5f99/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9d86816bf6520fd111b03fcd576a5f99/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT Finland's nuclear safety authority, STUK, has issued a positive ruling on the Onkalo deep geological repository. Finland is now on course to become the first country to commission such a facility for high-level waste. RADWASTE automated pipeline Disposal disposal deep geological repository licensing Nagra (Switzerland) https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9bd5893fec564428e8ab090cae032cd6/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9bd5893fec564428e8ab090cae032cd6/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT Sellafield Ltd says it runs Europe's biggest environmental restoration effort while managing all forms of nuclear waste. The site says its teams keep the waste secure while it waits for a permanent disposal facility. RADWASTE automated pipeline Disposal sellafield decommissioning waste-management Sellafield Ltd https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9973b1faf508563b882de48d9449e9ac/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/9973b1faf508563b882de48d9449e9ac/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is weighing a 20-year renewal of Crow Butte Resources' source and byproduct materials license. Staff issued an environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact. RADWASTE automated pipeline Regulation licensing uranium environmental-assessment US Federal Register — NRC https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/707c46ac5deeecd5adc22e5db72843b9/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/707c46ac5deeecd5adc22e5db72843b9/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT Seth Kybird has been confirmed as permanent chief executive of Nuclear Waste Services. Kybird, who had led the company as interim CEO since April 2025, formally took up the post on 1 July 2026. RADWASTE automated pipeline Policy leadership appointment GOV.UK — Nuclear Waste Services https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/57ec1e5bc8e2cd35c7c6cf4e296526a6/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/57ec1e5bc8e2cd35c7c6cf4e296526a6/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has updated the register recording its board members' interests as of June 2026. The register was first published in April 2015 and most recently updated on July 8, 2026. RADWASTE automated pipeline Regulation transparency governance UK NDA https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/3b69897e3da36b5298173d1d7da94836/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/3b69897e3da36b5298173d1d7da94836/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The RELABEN project published its first deliverable: a state-of-the-art report on bentonite rheological behaviour plus a detailed research plan. It updates HITEC's state-of-the-art and targets knowledge gaps. RADWASTE automated pipeline Research research bentonite geological-disposal relaben IGD-TP (INT) https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/25c242d7d79b39c1b6acdbda4b8367a6/ https://radwaste-news.pages.dev/article/25c242d7d79b39c1b6acdbda4b8367a6/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:19 GMT The NRC is adding Amendment No. 10 to the HI-STORM FW system's Certificate of Compliance No. 1032 listing. It raises allowable heat-load limits and refines fuel-qualification and missile-impact methods. RADWASTE automated pipeline Storage storage regulation US Federal Register — NRC